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Seven Weeks: A Journey Toward Letting Go

For Mindy. Thank you for everything. Mother Teresa: “We are like books. Most people only see our cover, the minority only

Top illustration by Tim Forkes It’s 2:30 in the afternoon and I have given up any attempt at a nap.

Chapter 5: What to Expect Friday: April 10, 2020 Then again, maybe I need to eat my words. Yesterday, I

Our maskless leader wants us to think of him as a wartime president while he tackles the coronavirus epidemic. However,

Recently, I was talking with a friend about the challenges that come with living with depression and chronic pain. I

I have never been one to ring in the new year. In my eyes, New Year’s Eve is just another

As I lay on the gurney, the anesthesiologist, who looks young enough to be a junior in high school, asks

Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock … It’s 1:30 in the morning and a full three hours since popping a

It began as a headache, something I thought was the result from working at the front desk of the Senior

I think of that day often, whether I want to or not. It’s been ten years and it won’t let