Carolina: Forever & Always In My Mind December 2010 “McCall, breathe with me. Breathe in 2…3…4…out…2…3…4” I could hear the words being spoken to me, but couldn’t catch my breath. I sobbed… Continue Reading →
Detoxing from a Weekend Binge Here is what my former eating disordered life looked like: Monday-Thursday: restrict, calorie rules, weighing in 20-40 times per day, diet pills, low fat,… Continue Reading →
The Phone Call Today, I experienced one of those full circle moments in life that takes your breath away. For the past two days, I attended an… Continue Reading →
The Anatomy of Recovery: From Purging to Professional Visits February 9, 2011 Up and down. Up and down. One step at a time, then two. I raced up and down the stairs unpacking… Continue Reading →
Celebrating Our Best-Worst Day Today, Jordan and I celebrate nine incredible years of marriage. Nine years ago, if you would have told me that our marriage was going… Continue Reading →
Embracing Post Scan Sadness Today, as I waited on pins and needles for our oncology doctor to call with results, one memory kept playing over and over in my… Continue Reading →
Supermom Kryptonite When Manning was 20-months old, I sent him to school dressed in a smocked turkey longall for what I thought were fall pictures. They were… Continue Reading →
Cancer Prayers & Mental Illness Murmurs No matter how many activities I packed into today, time seemed to stand still. My heart raced and my mind was dizzy. I have… Continue Reading →
It’s Not a Tumor Marjorie fell over backwards multiple times yesterday, just out of no where. Of course, my back was to her and it could have been… Continue Reading →
Heading Back to Treatment Yesterday, in between work emails and changing diapers, I received a text message that stopped me dead in my tracks: “I’m being admitted Thursday… Continue Reading →