WHY I'M WILLING TO RISK BEING BLOWN UP BY A SPACE HEATER
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I'm sitting in the darkness, listening to the gentle buzz of medical equipment. Duncan is asleep in the glow of monitors, and I'm relieved...
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MY LETTER TO MY BONE GRAFT DONOR'S FAMILY
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I thought the letter would be easy to write, but it wasn't. Someone's deep loss had given rise to my future wellbeing. That subject isn't easy to tackle. But I was determined to express my gratitude to the family, so here is what I wrote...
Read MoreTHE 3 THINGS I'VE LEARNED FROM LIFE WITH A SHATTERED LEG
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Since the surgery, I've had quiet time to reflect. To ruminate about life. I've been away from the hustle and bustle of the office for three weeks. I've been in a medical bubble, which has been foreign, but enlightening...
Read MoreHOW TO SURVIVE YOUR CLASS REUNION WITHOUT LOSING 10 LBS.
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My watershed reunion was our 30th. That's when my classmates and I were able to remember the special times, and forget, and mostly forgive, the painful ones. There had been divorces, remarriages, jobs, firings, and all kinds of stuff you couldn't make up...
Read MoreWHAT MY NEW BIKE & PORNOGRAPHY HAVE IN COMMON
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I don't know if my sister and I are both klutzes, or if we just needed new bikes because we got older. It's probably a bit of both, but we opted for new bikes...
Read MoreSHINGLES - REALLY?!
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I have shingles, and it is no fun. First, shingles is supposed to happen to old people. So, now I feel old. Second, it's painful. Enough said about that. Anyone who's had chickenpox can get shingles. It's a cruel do-over...
Read MoreSILVER SPURS
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I wonder whether Cora's children will remember me. I always swirled them in my office chair when they visited (I called it "tornado"), and sometimes we went out for cupcakes. I'm not beyond bribery for affection...
Read MoreDEFYING GRAVITY
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Experts say you should avoid alcohol, if you want to keep your youthful glow. I ignore them, and, if you subscribe to this blog, I suspect you do too. I'd rather be wrinkly than neurotic. Instead, I've decided to pair my Merlot with a select line of skin care products...
Read MoreHOW TO SURVIVE AN ALCOHOLIC MOTHER (WITHOUT HIDING UNDER THE BED)
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They say your childhood has to last a lifetime. If that's true, I'm in a world of hurt. My mom was an alcoholic. Not the kind who gets sleepy, funny, philosophical, weepy, or syrupy (we all know that last type: "I love you, man!"). My mom just got mean. Evil mean. So mean that she actually flunked out of the acclaimed Hazelden 30-day inpatient alcohol rehab program and bragged about it. The counselors were probably scared of her. Everyone else was. Even the dog.
Read MoreDISASTER AT THE SPA (A/K/A AN UNEXPECTED VISIT FROM EURUS)
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Then, as I settled onto the massage table, face down, tucked snuggly under the luxurious linens and cozy silk blankets, disaster hit. I had an unexpected visit from Eurus, the god of wind. Not just wind, but unlucky wind. The kind of wind you never want to experience in a small, enclosed room with a complete stranger...
Read MoreROLE MODELS VS. RUNWAY MODELS
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A single thought consumed me. Young girls need to be exposed to role models, not runway models. Role models like the women with whom I'd just spent three incredible days. Role models like my own father, who was the best physician ever born, and who I know adored me...
Read MorePELVIC FLOOR PERILS
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My beautiful, young niece, Sarah, is a physical therapist and nationally known for treating women's pelvic floors. I thought you had to go to Home Depot to find someone who specialized in flooring. Boy was I wrong...
Read MoreMY SUPERHERO
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Superheroes don't always wear a cape or leap tall buildings. Sometimes they're in a wheelchair...
Read MoreWHY YOU SHOULD WEAR A BIKINI INTO YOUR 60s
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New Years Resolutions are upon us.
I don't care if I lose weight. Or if I always remember to empty the lint drawer in the dryer...
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