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  • New Lungs, New Life

    In early 2016, two neighbor ladies showed up at my door because their son was friends with one of my kids. I had no idea that within just a couple of months, one of those women would become my best friend. Amber and her wife were so much fun to be around. I hadn’t really… Read more

  • Euphoria

    Euphoria feels like your chest cracked open and light rushed in, like gravity briefly lost interest in you and let you float an inch above your own life. Colors sharpen, your body hums, and for a rare, suspiciously generous moment, everything makes sense and hurts less at the same time. While I’ve certainly been through… Read more

  • At The Edge

    January 2009 – I chose 5 blog posts and re-wrote it all as one post with some deeper reflection. Much of that month was spent healing, and on major painkillers, so the original posts were “blurry” so to speak. New Year’s Eve came and went quietly, like it had for years. We stayed home. The… Read more