Top illustration by Tim Forkes Now that the NFL draft and all 947 mock drafts have come and gone, let’s look at what is really on the minds of some

Top illustration by Tim Forkes Chapter 13: Being Seen As Human Saturday: September 5, 2020 As I was lying face down on an operating room table on Wednesday, my anesthesiologist,

Top illustration by Tim Forkes Chapter 12: From Bad to Worse Tuesday: August 18, 2020 I am not sure how many more days like yesterday I can take. What I

Image by kerttu from Pixabay Yes, this Article will Stay Invisible, But … Given that I am a social worker and worked with folks that killed people, I think I have

Chapter 11: When Pain Returns Thursday: July 30, 2020 What a difference a few days makes. In the past week, I have gone from feeling excited about completing big

Top illustration by Tim Forkes Normal Comes With Scars Sunday: July 19, 2020 It has been two and half weeks since the epidural and I am still enjoying great relief. Besides

Image by denizecenci from Pixabay In the Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Mark Manson’s words brought to light two important epiphanies for me, Problem Panda and the work

Top illustration by Tim Forkes We are one-fourth the way through the year and already it is much different than last year. A year ago, our president was bragging about

Top illustration by Tim Forkes Chapter 9: Perhaps There is Hope, Thursday: July 2, 2020 An interesting thing happened to me last night. I enjoyed a full night of pain