Thank you to everyone who left such meaningful comments on my last post and especially those who shared your story with us.  Stories are such a great way to connect hearts that have been through loss.…

This post is mostly an update about my mom but as it turns out, we have another mother facing a health challenge. Steve’s mom, Vernie, was admitted to the hospital last Friday with double pneumonia. Steve is driving to Charlotte today to be with her.  The two of us have been blessed with the best moms in the world and are carrying each of them…

Tomorrow I’ll be flying to Wisconsin to spend time with my mom who has not been feeling well in recent days. (This photos is from last October.)…

THING ONE I was scheduled for a pulmonary function test Friday. After driving over two hours to get there, they told me they couldn’t do the test because I was only 2 1/2 weeks out from COVID and I had to wait at least a month. I had specifically asked the person I made the appointment with about Covid-related time constraints but obviously, she didn’t…