15 or so years ago, while I was recruiting for Peace Corps, I decided I wanted to start taking yoga classes (for meditation and flexibility) and kick boxing (for self defense and cardio). One of my co-workers at the time, Kelvin, suggested I try Aikido instead, where I could combine the meditation, flexibility, self-defense and cardio […]
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pru·dent /ˈpro͞odnt Adjective Acting with or showing care and thought for the future. Synonyms cautious – discreet – wary – careful – circumspect Merriam Webster I’ve been in a bit of a pickle for the last month and haven’t been able to write about ‘it’. It doesn’t relate to my family or marriage–although they […]
So, Tuesday morning, before I read the news of Angelina Jolie’s bilateral mastectomy, I was having a pity party. A big, old fashioned, woe is me kinda gathering. The pity party had to do with waking up at 2 in the morning when my husband chose to go sleep in the guest bedroom. I have […]
In the last decade, my husband broke his clavicle and had 2 different surgeries while his mother suffered and died from congestive heart failure. In the past five years, I tore my left ACL and was diagnosed with breast cancer, both requiring surgery. You can definitely say that we have a little experience with […]
Day 7 of the WEGO Health Activist Writers Month Challenge asks writers to… Sensationalize! Say WHAT!? What’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve heard about health or your condition? Where did you hear it and what did you think? Share a ludicrous headline or cure. Do a news search and choose a ridiculous headline or proposed […]
The fifth suggested topic of the WEGO Health Activist Writer Month Challenge is all about aspirations related to Health Activism: What’s your one, three, or five year plan for your Health Activism? or If I could do anything as a Health Activist… This is a tough one because I still feel like a newby, trying […]
Last year, a former student of mine, attending art school, sent out an email asking for self portraits. I took this picture while Terry and I were in Memphis, before I even had an inkling that my mammogram was going to show any irregularities. If you look closely, I’m in the background. Or am I? […]
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