Me Versus We

For the last two years as we have struggled through this pandemic,. We have lost the people we loved most. We have tried to stay healthy and deal with every changing information. During this period, I have observed two types of people. There are those who think in terms of Read more…

The Year Everyone Died

I think of 2021 as the year everyone died, even though my beloved friend and honorary sister, Jennifer Simpson died in December of 2020. Jennifer was the Queen of Grief and my guidepost through the world of grief. Since then it has been an avalanche of death and suffering. Yes, Read more…

The Song Remains the Same

As the world watches the bungled evacuation of American Citizens, US Allies, and at risk Afghans from Afghanistan, the horrors of similar bungled issues from the past are dredged up and we are emotionally vulnerable.  The Fall of Saigon, the partitioning of Berlin, the fall of eastern Europe to the Read more…

In Limbo

I have a very close friend, an honorary brother, who has been in ICU for 109 days as of today. For the last 2 1/2 months he has been on a ventilator. I am his health care power of attorney.  This ordeal is torture but as long as he wants Read more…