03 Aug All at the Same Time
After a few days full of MRIs, physical exams, EMGs and nerve conduction studies, my father-in-law met with the neurologist to go over his results. We had known something wasn't right, but on...
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27 Jul I Was Here
I sit down to write my blog in a small restaurant with only three tables inside. The walls are covered with signatures of unknown people who have visited over the...
20 Jul Embracing Vulnerability
When we were children, we used to think that when we grew up, we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability…to be alive is...
13 Jul Keeping The Door Open
The exam room was quiet as the nurse took my blood pressure during my annual physical. It was so quiet that I could hear the patient speaking in the next...
06 Jul Freedom To Feel
“May I have a turn holding your balloons?” The little boy walking alongside the little girl in pigtails asks during the Independence Day parade. Contemplating the request, the little girl with...
29 Jun Lifting Our Gaze
In the scorching heat of the Arizona summer, the swimming pool becomes the only place to find some relief. The girls spend their summer days immersed in playful activities like...