Friends. They say you can’t have too many friends. Of all the things “they”say, this may be the statement I believe in the most. Being the father of a special needs son, I’ve…
Of all the posts I’ve read on Meg’s blog, “Pay It Forward”gave me the greatest pause. I’ve known Meg since our undergrad days at UW Madison “ halcyon days when we believed…
Ideally, parents should control the time and place for important discussions with their children (think the birds and the bees). In reality though, we don’t always control the ‘when’ and ‘where’ of these…
It first appeared in middle school, a single, almost unnoticeable grey hair at my hairline, immediately over my right eye. It seemed harmless, almost quirky and cute. In the following decade, a legion…
If you want to get a taste of what it’s like to have a visible difference, try walking around with a big bandage on your nose for a few weeks. I recently had…
Aaah the Jersey Shore! Fist pumping and Snookie Smoosh aside, the month of July has always been a great time when you live in New Jersey. I grew up a Jersey Girl and…
I have a great husband, a spunky toddler son and a job I love. All the things you hope for as a little girl. They were things I was not sure I would…
Preface March 1992 Despite the fact that the sun had just set, it was extremely hot, and we were exhausted. The flight from New York to Montego Bay, Jamaica, was overall smooth.…
“One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.”Michael J. Fox Lucky Man Preface July 1985 I slumped back munching…
Preface June 1992 “I just don’t know what to do!” I was crying frantically on the phone to my dear friend and sorority sister from college, Lia. Knowing exactly what to…
Preface September 1984 “Hurry-up grandma! It’s on! It’s on!” Although she lived in New York since I could remember, my maternal grandmother, Ruth, and I would get together to watch…