- Truth Tale #22: The Gut Wrenching Intuition of a RelapseI can not count the number of times I have said to 10 years worth of therapists, case managers, doctors…”This is the beginning of a relapse!” well before a drugContinue reading “Truth Tale #22: The Gut Wrenching Intuition of a Relapse”
- Truth Tale # 21: For Brandon- February 27th, 2002-November 4th, 2022Truth be told, I did not wake up today knowing it was Fentanyl Prevention & Awareness Day. I did wake up knowing I had lunch plans with a dear friendContinue reading “Truth Tale # 21: For Brandon- February 27th, 2002-November 4th, 2022”
- Truth Tale #20: Can You Say FAILURE and Your Child’s Name in One Sentence?I do not know the first time I heard the term Failure to Launch. I don’t know what I thought about it when I heard it. I think I wasContinue reading “Truth Tale #20: Can You Say FAILURE and Your Child’s Name in One Sentence?”
- Truth Tale #19: Two Things Can Be True At OnceRecovery is possible, and so is overdose and death. The paradox of the disease of addiction is real. There are miracles and tragedies; and as a mom of a sonContinue reading “Truth Tale #19: Two Things Can Be True At Once”
- Truth Tale #18: Morning ReflectionYesterday I got to spend the day with my son. A gift. This morning I reflect: Today he is here. He is healthy. He smiles. He laughs. He eats. HeContinue reading “Truth Tale #18: Morning Reflection”
- Truth Tale #17: Need New Battery!Anticipatory anxiety is a wrecking ball! The days leading up to my visit with Aidan have been ridiculous….One of those weeks where each and every day, you think you haveContinue reading “Truth Tale #17: Need New Battery!”
- Truth Tale #16: Happy Birthday, Max!Happy Birthday, my Max! 25 years! I remember the day you were born like it was yesterday. A day of awe, and a traumatic day, all in one. After aContinue reading “Truth Tale #16: Happy Birthday, Max!”
- Truth Tale #15: 7 Years of a Progressive DiseaseThis came from Morning Pages this morning: 7 years. A progressive disease. Never better; always worse. The last 8 months in DC, to include a 24 hours gone missing scare,Continue reading “Truth Tale #15: 7 Years of a Progressive Disease”
- Truth Tale #13: Women: The Life Savers, The Grounders, The Magic MakersEvery Sunday morning I am presented with proof that magic is real…or….that God exists…or that even in a scary, painful world, there are always moments of profound grounding to beContinue reading “Truth Tale #13: Women: The Life Savers, The Grounders, The Magic Makers”
- Truth Tale #12: The Birthday Gift of ConnectionLast week I was in the magical land of New Mexico for my birthday. The unending beauty, the pure silence, and the sunrises and sunsets, food, food, and food; theContinue reading “Truth Tale #12: The Birthday Gift of Connection”
- Truth Tale #11: Dead CrowOn Monday I had an appointment, a very important appointment…one that has been needed for over 2 years…and one I’ve been on a waiting list for months. So, what I’mContinue reading “Truth Tale #11: Dead Crow”
- Truth Tale #10: Pantoum? Ok.I’m doing a writing workshop with some authors I admire and love. I had done the first two segments, and saw that the next workshop included the word POEM. MyContinue reading “Truth Tale #10: Pantoum? Ok.”
- Truth Tales #9: Unsettled & OldYesterday was a day. It was Yom Kippur. It was Wednesday. It was therapy day (thank G-D!). It was a day of realization. It was a lot of things. AsContinue reading “Truth Tales #9: Unsettled & Old”
- Truth Tale #8: Farewell, Respect the Rays13 years ago I had my first cancer diagnosis. Melanoma. 10 years ago I had my second cancer diagnosis. Melanoma. And 10 years ago I started Respect the Rays, inContinue reading “Truth Tale #8: Farewell, Respect the Rays”
- Truth Tale #7: That Moment of GraceIn a world where I sometimes feel it is close to impossible to witness or experience grace, I was just given what feels like a flood of miracles. Proof ofContinue reading “Truth Tale #7: That Moment of Grace”
- Truth Tale #6: DOPESICKI’m so scared. I’ve done this before. Many times. The energy inside me drains out of me like a slow leak in a tire, eventually flattened and unusable. The diseaseContinue reading “Truth Tale #6: DOPESICK”
- Truth Tale # 5: rTMS. What is it anyway?Today was my last day of rTMS treatment. Bitter sweet is what I feel about it ending. I’ve been doing a 5 day a week routine for the past 7Continue reading “Truth Tale # 5: rTMS. What is it anyway?”
- Truth Tale #3: Tantrum EnvyYesterday I saw a young mom and her toddler son coming out of some kind of martial arts class. The little boy, looking so tiny in his over sized whiteContinue reading “Truth Tale #3: Tantrum Envy”
- Truth Tale #2: Dads & DaughtersSomething hit me today. Hard. At some point in the day, I was thinking about the child/parent dynamic, and how, even as a 52 year old woman, I still callContinue reading “Truth Tale #2: Dads & Daughters”