Goodbye, Old Friend

Yesterday I lost an old friend. What started off as a routine yearly screening at the dermatologist ended with my saying goodbye to a genetically-inherited mole I’ve had on my left shoulder since childhood. Did you know that if you mention to a dermatologist that you are considering having something removed from your body they [...]

Where did the time go?

Today was the kids’ meet-the-teacher day. School officially starts tomorrow. I successfully procured all items on their supply lists and even brought in gigantic pump bottles of anti-bacterial hand gel for the class. I made sure the teachers saw me bring in these wish list items because their feelings about me and my parenting abilities [...]

Hope for Anissa

5:30 pm Eastern 11/18 UPDATE FROM ANISSA’S HUSBAND

Neurosurgeon just stopped in.

We talked about the second bleed.

I mentioned in the past 30 minutes her movement had picked up: – she was searching natalie’s hand for a ring we think – she was moving her left leg and arm more deliberately – she [...]