An Unremarkable Life

 My thyroglobulin levels are elevated, 6.2ng/ml. I don't even know what ng is. Nanograms? What I do know is that for someone who recentl...

Every person has a breaking point.  Today the thing that broke me was a squeaky faucet handle.  It gets worse.  It started with a squeaky fa...

The story goes that my parents thought I was going to be a boy, something about how strong I kicked or my heart rate. My name was going to...

I knew Alzheimer's meant losing your memory.  I knew there would come a day when my dad would stop recognizing me, and I knew that would...

I knew it robs you of your memory.  I didn't know it robs you of your strength. I knew it steals your personality.  I didn'...

I show up to my parents' house to stay with my dad while my mom has her monthly support group meeting. She meets me at the door.   ...

Monday, January 7th was the kids' first day back at school after more than two weeks off.  My plan was to come home and bring the cat ba...