Am I the Full-On Monet? My Junk Drawer Story
My junk drawer turned out to be a total full on Monet… cute from far away, a hot mess up close. Looking inside showed me way more about my life than I expected.
Help There’s an Intruder! My Breast Cancer Diagnosis Story
I walked into the exam room thinking it would be nothing. I walked out knowing my life had changed forever. This is the start of my story with breast cancer and the intruder that forced me to fight back.
Finding Purpose in Pain | Reflections on Healing and Growth
What Finding Purpose in Pain Has Taught Me Sharing these moments is one way I continue finding purpose in pain and making sense of what healing looks like. To Have Pain Is to Be Human Pain is part of the human experience. It humbles us, connects us, [...]
The Magic of Nostalgia: The Fribble
The Fribble Nostalgia, by the spoonful... Some memories arrive through sound or scent ... but the sweetest ones come through taste. A family trip to Disney brought us to “England” at Epcot. After enjoying our fish and chips and bangers and mash, we casually moved on to dessert. As [...]
Trust Your Gut: A Parent’s Guide to Advocating for Children with Rare Diagnoses
Advice for Rare Parents From one rare parent to another. 🧠 Trust your gut. Follow your intuition. It may save your child’s life. You know your child best. They need you to advocate on their behalf—with doctors, at school, and in the community. If I had just accepted a [...]
