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Continue reading →: Hearts in February
Inspired by my friend Cathy Michaud, I am putting a heart on each of my kids’ doors for every day in February. On the hearts I write something I love about them. As you probably know, I was away from the kids for more than six months due to my…
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Continue reading →: How to Print Essays at the Convenience Store
As usual when I teach, I hope my students learn as much from me as I do from them. Last week, the first draft of their essays was due. Most of these kids are either in a home-stay situation or in a dorm, neither of which allows much access to…
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Continue reading →: The Grace of a Moment
Lately, instead of thinking about big things, I’ve been struck by little ones. Here are a few examples: Today Marc and I were driving to Bailey’s school to meet with his counselor. There’s nothing wrong but this is our first child and we don’t know how to guide him, what…
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Continue reading →: The Top Ten Things I’ve Missed About Tokyo Now That I’m Back!
I’ve been away from Japan for seven months in order to take chemotherapy for lymphoma. Now that I have a clean bill of health, I’m back with my family in our adopted home of Tokyo Japan. (More on reacquainting and other issues on another day…) Here are the top…
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Continue reading →: Introducing T.J. Wooldridge’s The Kelpie
What I’m reading now is The Kelpie from author T.J. Wooldridge, a book I’m particularly excited to share with my kids. As a special treat, I had the privilege of interviewing Wooldridge and here are the highlights of our conversation. Most often Wooldridge’s novels and short stories start with a…
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Continue reading →: Clean Bill of Health
Bring out the champagne! Dr. Siegel officially pronounced me to be cancer-free as of last week. There is a lot for which to be thankful this holiday season, and I’m looking forward to starting 2014 with a clean bill of health. As I celebrate however, I have a lot on…
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Continue reading →: Lessons in Control and Empowerment
I’ve been reading Sheryl Sandberg’s controversial book Lean In. Chief Operating Officer at Facebook, Sandberg took a lot of heat for her views about women in the workplace. Many women felt her expectations and ideas were great for a family of a certain means and that her advice is not…
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Continue reading →: Patience, More or Less
Yet another unexpected gift from Cancer is an increased level of patience. I have no choice: I wait in doctors’ offices; I wait for test results; I wait for people to pick me up and drive me places; I wait for dinner to be ready – I just wait. Sometimes,…
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Continue reading →: Post-Chemo Testing
Sometimes, in a case like mine, I feel badly for the doctor. She was young and cheerful, anxious to do a good job for me. Dr. Yu is a Fellow in Hematology/Oncology under my wonderful Dr. Siegel and I trust her completely. This was not my first time meeting her…
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