It's 3:30 pm and I am laying in bed in my PJ's feeling drained and in a bit of a funk. My surgery took place last Tuesday and went smoothly. I was discharged the following afternoon. Since then, I've been dealing with a possible mild infection and a case of the blues that comes and goes…

I still remember the first time I packed for an overnight stay at the hospital. You would have thought I was going on a month-long tour of Europe…

Several months back, I wrote about pain at the end of my residual limb. The metal stem left behind from my limb salvage surgery almost 7 years ago is extending past where my bone should be, due to bone loss, and is making it quite painful to walk on my prosthesis…

This morning I woke up with a heart full of hope. Hope for our future, our children, our aging parents, and our planet. Why? Because we have been living in uncertain times. The virus has separated us physically, but we were already so divided…

Patients with difficult to treat, recurring bone cancers often come to a crossroads at some point. To cut or not to cut…

I’ve always been some combination of sassy and shy. People who don’t know me well are often surprised when I finally voice my opinion. I like to observe what is happening around me. Often quietly. Then, suddenly speak up with some base when I see a pattern of wrong…

What sparks joy for you? Why do you suddenly stop doing it when you go through a rough patch? Have you ever noticed how easily you give up on the things that keep you going the moment you really need them? …

When our shoulders are heavy with what feels like the weight of the world, well, the world keeps turning. It isn't the nature of the universe to always give us a break. In those moments it can take all of our strength to keep holding onto faith and believe in miracles. And they aren't always the easiest to spot, especially when they blur together with the darkness…

Aside from a kidney stone in college and a couple of stitches growing up, I have always been fairly healthy. Visiting the doctor for annual check-ups was really just a precaution and never came along with any fear of what my exam or bloodwork may reveal…

 "One size fits all" has always seemed like the strangest concept to me. Certainly, not reality and not at all inclusive, I've always walked past items labeled this way.

With only the birds chirping around the cabin as the soundtrack, on this foggy morning, I'm sitting here curled up in warm blankets staring at the outline of the blue ridge mountains from a large picture window. I can see a hint of orange on the large trees that surround the property, as the seasons begin to change…

If you are reading this, you are likely needing a reminder of what you are capable of. You are not alone. I too have felt the intermittent feeling of drowning in an ocean of self-doubt…