Thanksgiving is a food based holiday and it creates a set of painful firsts for our family. The first year that anorexia will join us at the table.
Read moreHope and Pearls...
Just take a moment, a particle of sand, slips into a shell, the friction, irritation, the discomfort, produces a spectacular often breathtaking pearl.
Read moreThe Ocean Mistress...
My life feels like I'm being pummeled by waves. Like the ocean tossing me as she does with the foam on the top layer of the water, in one moment plunging me forward while I try to regain my footing, I'm then thrust and uprooted by the force, the anger and rage of the undertow pulling me further from shore--and still further from my home.
Read moreARFID...The Unknown Eating Disorder.
Norah's doctor looked at Norah, Jeff and I and told us that the reason our bright, beautiful and until a few short weeks ago fantastic tennis girl was in the hospital was because a resting heart rate of 41 meant Norah's body was capable of having a heart attack at anytime.
Read moreNot That Kind of Mother's Day...
There will be no brunch or champagne, no cards from my Beauties, no special flowers. However, like so many mothers throughout the country, I will wake with gratitude that I am blessed to be a mom.
Read moreTalking About Dating...
I have a 13 year old son. That means my life is filled with endless joys and many, many moments where I'm reminded that I'm the most annoying, stupid and did I mention annoying person in the world. It's enough to make even the most self-confident woman question herself.
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