When our friend Natasha asked us if it would be too “cheeky” to invite us to her wedding in London, we unhesitatingly said that we would be honored to attend. Of Indian descent and her husband-to-be Sri Lankan, they planned a week-long series of events:...
Throughout my life I have had more than one type of dream. There are the convoluted ones that make no sense. Some are nightmarish while others are quite pleasant. Most slip away as I move on to the reality of my day. Then there are...
Much to my surprise, I have the purr-fect nurse. You may have heard of her before - our cat Baby. As I started my breast cancer journey, Baby seamlessly slid out of her housecat persona into being the purr-fect nurse. Baby has always had what Shya and...
Fourteen hours into our flight to New Zealand, Shya sat across from me on my foot rest with the fold down table between us. The steward covered the table with white linen and voilà: we had an airborne café. The journey to this unknown land had...
On the antiquated subway car that day, Andy discovered that his ears were perfect. Oh but there had been a time when they were not. Kids can be cruel after all. Growing up in St. Joseph, Missouri, Andy was a normal boy except for one thing...
I’ve been writing this blog in my head for several days now. The title and first sentence changes but the outcome is always the same. I’ve entitled this: I wanted the outcome to be different I can still taste him on my lips It...
I don’t think I’m special. In fact, I’m sure that I’m not. This story started a long time ago when I wasn’t capable of tying my shoelaces – and maybe even before that. I looked up to the people around me, as did you, and...
When is the last time you sent a love note? We don’t mean in the traditional sense: getting out paper and pen and inking a letter to a lover. We mean sending out an email, text, card, making a call, sending a sweet thought or...
I have loved orchids ever since Shya bought me one as an opening night gift when I was an actress. These days, I usually have one or two on a cabinet behind my desk, and I enjoy seeing them when we’re on Zoom. When the...
When I first met Joe twelve years ago, I could tell there was something different about him. He was kind, honest, and so sure of himself. On our first date, he really listened to me, and our conversation was effortless. A few weeks later, we spent...