I am going to Schenectady,NY to the Open Door Bookstore tomorrow to sign some of my (Award-Winning!) Books. The event is being publicized and one of my friends in Western Mass randomly listening to NPR on his way to work heard my name! What a thrill. I will still be taking my crutches, but I…
Last week, we watched, Fed Up, a 2014 documentary focusing on obesity, particularly in children. After viewing the movie, my husband asked, “Any surprises?” There were two. Here’s the first. I didn’t expect to see a cameo of my West Point classmate, Congressman John Shimkus R-IL. His face flashed by during a segment decrying the nanny state in the US. Without…
So I left my wonderful daughters, but I took my crutches (!) and headed to Austin Texas to the Independent Book Publishing Association’s (IBPA) annual Publishing University and Benjamin Franklin Awards. I have to confess the whole crutching through JFK and sitting on the plane was a bit grueling, but not only was my husband…
As a hospital chaplain, I would accompany physicians as they gave updates to patients and family members. Often, they used terminology that needed translation from medical to vernacular. On one occasion, I observed a neurosurgeon speaking to the family of a patient who had experienced head trauma in the motorcycle accident. The doctor explained that the patient’s…
I am recovering well! I am so much better than two weeks ago! I have had love, support and every comfort possible showered on me by all these wonderful people in my life. My pain level is significantly lower and I am proficient on crutches. I am so grateful. BUT ENOUGH ALREADY! I am…
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