The Healing Power of Pets
Dogs have always held a special place in my heart and in my home. When I left to attend college, I felt incomplete without the company of my two dogs, Sherlock and Agatha. I volunteered at the local animal shelter and on a farm that had multiple horses, twelve dogs, several cats, a goat and […]
How Sports Helped Heal After 9/11
Sports Helped Heal Today marks 14 years since the attacks of September 11th, 2001. Today we remember the victims, their families and their loved ones. We honor the first responders, and as we recall the holes left in the ground and in our hearts, we find strength through a shared grief. We celebrate pride in […]
How Baseball All-Star Mariano Rivera Helped Me Fight Cancer
When I think spring, I think green. The various shades of green dazzle the eyes, but nothing signals the start of spring like the clean-cut outfield in a baseball stadium, the bright green a stark contrast to the brown dirt infield. I wasn’t always a baseball fan. I mean, I played one season of softball […]
Sport’s Healing Power – Helpful to Everyone
When I think spring, I think green. The various shades of green dazzle the eyes, but nothing signals the start of spring like the clean-cut outfield in a baseball stadium, the bright green a stark contrast to the brown dirt infield. I wasn’t always a baseball fan. I mean, I played one season of softball […]
