Tag Archives: family

Mind/Spirit. Learning from Living. What is Wellness?

Posted on June 21, 2018 by healingwoman

Once I was asked to define wellness and realized it was not only more than physical health, it might be beyond health, at least at some times or for some people. I struggled until I found words that fit— Body, … Continue reading →

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Essay. The Storm.

Posted on May 3, 2017 by healingwoman

Twenty years ago, there was a blizzard on April first, with snow that came over my knees. This year, on the anniversary, there was a smaller storm. My life is captured in the brackets. Then, we thought we knew what … Continue reading →

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Essay. My Life in Pets V. Lily and Motherhood.

Posted on October 26, 2016 by healingwoman

I got Teddy to make my husband happy. Lily came when Teddy got lupus and I panicked at a possible dogless life. Lily lived with the fear there was a party somewhere she was missing. She never missed one. Lily … Continue reading →

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Essay. Peter Pan, Christopher Columbus, and the Three Sisters. A Lesson of Autism

Posted on October 12, 2016 by healingwoman

My son is 21. Joseph, like Peter Pan, will grow older but not grow up. Our family lives in Neverland because of Joseph’s autism. He can name the planets in our solar system, but it is meaningless to him. The … Continue reading →

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Essay. My Life in Pets III. An Afternoon through Teddy’s Eyes.

Posted on May 13, 2016 by healingwoman

Spring colors are here, the yellow of daffodils, cream and pink blossoms on shrubs and trees, a thousand shades of green. One year April brought a blizzard, and over two feet of powdery white stuff covered the yard and buried … Continue reading →

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Essay. Pets of My Life II. Teddy, Life and Death.

Posted on May 3, 2016 by healingwoman

In an impossibly small span of years, Teddy was my first puppy, my first hiking companion, and my first terribly ill pet, with lupus that ravaged his body from the age of 2 onward. At age 7, Teddy was terminally … Continue reading →

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Essay. Not an Either/ Or World.

Posted on April 8, 2016 by healingwoman

How a cat person became the mother of dogs… five, so far. I grew up afraid of dogs. Not a surprise. Three of the four corners of our block had dogs that bit people. When our two cats died at … Continue reading →

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Essay. Autism Awareness Day 2016

Posted on April 2, 2016 by healingwoman

On my 21st birthday, I began medical school. We debated with Joseph until the weekend before his birthday whether he wanted a cake with Pokemon or Paw Patrol. He chose Paw Patrol, a cartoon show for pre-school children about a … Continue reading →

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Essay. Family.

Posted on March 29, 2016 by healingwoman

Some family members love us. Others do not know us well, if at all. Some greet new things with curiosity, others reserve or anxiety. I am talking about my family. Yours. Humankind. In a classic of science fiction, “The Lathe … Continue reading →

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Essay. Doorknobs, Lamps and Love.

Posted on March 29, 2016 by healingwoman

I wrote as a child. I started writing again after the head injury that ended my medical career. This post is because my son is turning 21. For Joseph, 21 means turning 3 for the 18th time, although he does … Continue reading →

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