Have you found yourself on edge lately, as the news plays in the background while you juggle your health issues, responsibilities, and everyday anxiety? It's not just you. IT'S LOUD OUT THERE…

After many weeks of staring longingly at my prosthesis while it sat propped up in a corner collecting dust, I am happy to say I am back in it! Nothing like having your leg cut off, learning to walk with a fake leg, and then having that taken away for two months to give you some perspective! …

Perhaps you've wondered why spending time outdoors on a sunny day seems to lift the spirit or why the rainy season makes you want to curl up and sleep for days. What is the common thread between sunshine and possible healing? The answer is vitamin D. 

Hello Again. It's been a few weeks. After taking some much-needed time to process a heartbreaking sequence of events that have affected my family, I have found my way back to the keyboard. This sacred place where I share with you my thoughts, feelings, and experiences is one I never intended to abandon…

If you've been on this journey with me for some time, you likely know that I believe "healing isn't linear". There is far more that needs recovery beyond a wound and I find that often the real healing does not begin until after the stitches have been removed…

I recently learned that I am allergic to quite a few things. I also learned that my Mom can run to the kitchen and back with a trash bag in 3.5 seconds so that I don’t vomit on the living room floor…

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…