So, this is how it is for me: No matter how much I try to accept my fate, I still struggle with these facts: I have cancer/multiple...

I celebrated a birthday this month. Not a monumental one by any means, but another full orbit on this planet nonetheless. Just like with...

I want to let you know that I so appreciate, respect, and empathize with your struggles, your worries, your good days and your not so...

Humans have adapted a quirky way of framing natural occurrences that are novel or frightening in the lives and minds of our children....

Average: a single value that represents or summarizes the general significance of a set of unequal values. As a former engineer, the...

I could be wrong here (and that would not be very notable) but I believe there is a line in the movie The Shawshank Redemption where the...

Shortly following my diagnosis, I was introduced to a well-connected couple in the MS Community who provided unsolicited support,...

It is Spring and as such, tangible evidence of a renewal or new beginnings usually creeps into my general consciousness/awareness. The...

First thing’s first. Dear Reader, I owe you an apology for neglecting recent columns. It feels like life keeps delivering me a whirlwind...

Personal Disclaimer: I have nothing against baloney. The title above is just a saying I have used on some occasions without harboring a...

I am into my ninth year of living with Multiple Myeloma/cancer – over 12% of my life. For me, it represents a significant amount of time....

This may be the hardest post that I have ever attempted to write, however, throwing caution to the wind, here goes anyway. A little over...

Last December I signed on to join a weekly 22-Minute Walking Challenge. The premise was simple: carve out 22 minutes once a week to go on...

Happy Holidays to all. May the blessings of the Season extend beyond the New Year for all who have taken the time to read this post. I...

*Dedicated to Marsha Fay Knight and Dr. Tamara Miller, my Ballet and MS Drosselmeyers, respectively For a good portion of my life, I was...

Limit: A point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass When diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, I needed/wanted...

I’m one of those people that hold high standards for themselves. I’ve always been that way. Even beyond elementary school, high school,...

Sometimes, but not aways, people confuse me with what they say when I tell them I have Multiple Myeloma/cancer. I must admit that often I...

“Illness is the night side of life, a more onerous citizenship. Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well...

The body is a fragile thing. As is the mind. How lucky to have community to shoulder some of the burden. To support. To commiserate. To...