I’m going to frame this post using the word “cancer,” but it can apply to any long-term illness, as my family well knows. The word “caregiver” refers to a person tending ...Read More
Happy Valentine’s Day! As a life-long book lover, I’ve naturally had the occasional crush on a fictional character. I would have married any one of them, if a) they were real people; b) th...Read More
This post is part of a series on cancer. Here are the previous posts: Cancer-Free…But Maybe Not; My Cancer Story; “The Girl With Cancer.” More stories to come, throughout February an...Read More
On Sunday, Edwin said his first word (besides Mama and Dada). It was “cup!” Under the watchful eyes of his parents and grandparents, Edwin played with his cup of milk and progressively wor...Read More
It’s been two nights since we started the Ferber sleep method, and so far we’ve been much more successful than I expected. The first night, Edwin whimper/cried for 56 minutes before fallin...Read More
“Love is like riding or speaking French. If you don’t learn it young, it’s hard to get the trick of it later.” -Downton Abbey As a teacher, this quote really rings true to me. ...Read More
