The Weight of a City in Pain

I am an empath. A sponge for others emotions. When it’s just a few people, I’m fairly good at shielding myself. Most days anyway. Some days I find myself crying or yelling or laughing, and I have no idea why until I realize that I’m just acting off of someone else’s emotion. I’m sure those…

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Iron Treatments behind me, hope in front of me

I had my 5th and final IV iron treatment–Infed–today. When my hematologist prescribed it, I had no idea it was 5 treatments. I thought it would be just one day of a 6 hour IV treatment, sitting in the treatment room with other patients receiving various medicines, including chemotherapy for some. But it turned out…

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Be a Joyful Helper

My children are all old enough to help with pretty much every chore there is. And they are at home all summer. So each day as I leave I’ve been giving them things to do because the house is just a mess. This morning the boys were arguing over whether a particular chore required just…

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