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Mother’s Day is complicated.

Mother’s Day is filled with conflicting emotions for a lot of us. I’m incredibly lucky that I have a mother who I adore. I’m enormously thankful that after lots of miscarriages and hundreds of injections I ended up with a small miracle in my daughter. I’m one of the lucky ones. But here’s the thing…Mother’s Day isn’tContinue reading “Mother’s Day is complicated.”

This is a dangerous post to write.

Updated 4-24-17: Holy crap, y’all. I love you. Not only did you listen but you gave me honest advice and reminded me how incredibly difficult but also how worthwhile it is to keep looking for the unique treatment that works for each person. You also reminded me that I’m not alone in continuing to search for toolsContinue reading “This is a dangerous post to write.”

Sometimes you can go home again.

This weekend Victor had to work so Hailey and I drove to my parent’s house where my sister and her kids were visiting from California. And it was lovely and funny and weird and exhausting and fabulous – all the things you want when you go home again. My parents house was busting with eightContinue reading “Sometimes you can go home again.”

Welcome to 2017…The Year of The Pillow Fort.

Hello, and welcome to 2017. This year is going to be good. Sometimes. Sometimes it’s going to suck. But I’m in a good place about it in that way where you’ve broken up with someone and you’re finally feeling okay until a sad song comes on and suddenly you’re doing the ugly cry and drinkingContinue reading “Welcome to 2017…The Year of The Pillow Fort.”

Stay afraid. But do it anyway.

So…Carrie Fisher has gone to the great beyond. And I’m sad. But also happy. Let me explain. Carrie Fisher wrote honestly about her battles with mental illness and inspired me to do the same. She was strange and funny and kookie and weird and broken and fascinating and I was always following her. Literally and figuratively. WhenContinue reading “Stay afraid. But do it anyway.”

Hey. Do you need something?

Okay. Next week we’re doing the 7th Annual James Garfield Miracle. Every year I think it will be the last and every year the people who were helped in the past ask me if it’s going on again because they’re now back on their feet and they want a chance to give back and thisContinue reading “Hey. Do you need something?”