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This opinion piece was initially published on May 21, 2015 Being alone sucks. That was the thought I could not shake this past Sunday. When I first had the idea to write about being alone, it was [...]

The pain from mourning a loved one is not just emotional but physical. So, logic dictates that one should be vigorously active to fight that physical pain. But, as many know, exercise is the last [...]

As a child, if you get a burn, you quickly learn not to touch fire. Cut yourself with a knife, and you learn to steer clear of the blade when cutting. We don’t forget the pain we experience [...]

The above picture makes me both smile and feel a pang in my heart. Smile, because it is of Garry and me when we still had hope (only six months after his cancer diagnosis in 2012). Sad, because [...]

If before August 10th, 2014, you had asked me if I wanted any sort of do-over, I would have answered no. Because at that point in my life, I liked the woman I had become and all of my life [...]