This time of year brings a milestone for high school seniors and their parents— the climax of the college crunch–as inevitable and seasonal as the holidays or hay fever. It seems like yesterday I was sweating it out—as a student and a parent. This year both of my kids will be college graduates, but I […]
Don't count on the numbers
What are the odds? A young couple in Brooklyn, Nathan and Elisa Bond, found out last month in one terrible week— that they both have aggressive and advanced cancer. I just read about this; and the numbers tell their sad story: Nathan: age 38, Stage 3 colorectal cancer; 60% chance of surviving 5 years or […]
Elizabeth Taylor
She grew up in the spotlight; we grew up watching her. She was an original. Could you imagine Jennifer Aniston becoming friends with Angelina Jolie, the woman who stole her husband and plastered her humiliation on every publication in the world? That’s what it was like when Eddie Fisher abandoned Debbie Reynolds for Elizabeth Taylor. […]
home values
I noticed a fragment of this house the other day in Santa Monica and couldn’t resist stopping to get a better look— since it “illustrates” two recent posts. One is about houses that I’ve lived in. The other is my last post— about the workshop I held for cancer patients at Hope Lodge, making mosaics– […]
Peace by piece –Hope by hand
I call my mosaics “Peace by Piece” —and the other night I learned that others can find the same in themselves. Especially people who know the feeling of hearing 3 words: You. Have. Cancer. Life goes from normal—to nightmare. Equal to the physical effects can be the emotional effects—constant fear and stress. As a mother […]
Inches and instants: What are the chances?
Every day on my way home I make a left turn from the center of a 4-lane highway. As cars are whizzing by me in both directions, I wait there, thinking: Someone’s flat tire, someone’s text, even someone’s sneeze—could ruin my life. A little neurotic maybe? Inches and instants. What are the chances? How can […]
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