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 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 […]
The Other Shoe
“I will recover fully, I will stay in remission, and I will live a normal life.” I created and recited this mantra throughout my treatment for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Well, to be more specific, throughout my second go-round with leukemia. After three and a half years in remission, I had relapsed. Luckily my sister, […]
