My usual tendency is to say WAY more than is needed; but every once in a great while, I can actually be guilty of saying too little, and...

Gregory Peck's son, Jonathan, took his own life at age 30. Peck, who played Atticus Finch in my all-time favorite movie, "To Kill A...

One of the reasons I always so loved both book and movie.

A praise in the midst of all my whining: After getting the estimate of $1500 to fix the AC on Carissa and BJ's car (which her condition...

Thank you all once again for your loving, compassionate response, AND FOR YOUR PRAYERS. I think all of us here agree that the hardest...

My little girl is very sick and is hurting. Carissa and BJ have now had their second meeting with her M.C.A.S. (Mast Cell Activation...

We knew our grandson, Elliot, was born with Lyme disease. Today we found out he has "a very sick liver." Apparently, it is only...

Carissa has MCAS ("Mast Cell Activation Syndrome" or Disease) "without question." For most of their lives, I have been too quick to share...

I have to honestly admit that these words, penned by the beyond-brilliant author of "Wuthering Heights," do not always describe my own...

A few posts ago, I mentioned how our friend, Alice, told Karen and me we were "just babes" in the world of grieving. I should explain,...