Dealing With a Sick Child
I often think of my parents and what they went through while I was ill as a child. It saddens me to imagine the pain and difficulty they faced as parents to three children, one of them incredibly ill. When I was sitting with the families at the Ronald McDonald House the other night, I […]
My “Normal” Childhood
Summer is here and these days remind me of certain times in my childhood. Although it was anything but normal due to my illness, my parents did their very best to make our family life ”normal” for my siblings and I. I remember taking a trip to the Amish country; I think is was a […]
Family
There is nothing like a good caring family. Of course we all have family and we also have friends we consider to be family. We depend on both to help us through the good as well as the bad times. Sometimes, “Family” members need to be reminded: “Yes, we need you, just like you will […]
Ronald McDonald Houses
This weekend I am so thrilled to be visiting not one, but two Ronald McDonald Houses. On Friday night, we will visit the Camden, New Jersey Ronald McDonald House, to cook and serve dinner, and on Sunday we will visit the location in Philadelphia, just to meet new people and sign some books to gift away. It […]
Reaching Out To Help Others
I often try to think of ways to help others and happily find myself able to come up with ideas that others enjoy joining in on. Things like going to the festivals to raise money and sell raffle tickets, participating in book signings, having lunch with friends while we plan fundraisers, events, or a dinner […]
What Are You Doing?
Even when things are not at their best we all look forward to some kind of peace on a holiday weekend. For those of us stuck in a hospital or something similar I think our loved ones try to make us feel a bit involved by either feeding you holiday foods or having a gathering or activity to […]
What Do You Think?
I wake every day wondering what wonderful thing will happen today. I help people with true compassion, I email, return calls, and meet with families when requested. I can usually end my evenings just with a smile to know that I helped someone less fortunate than I or someone who is just stuck emotionally and […]
To Our Mothers
There are so very many of you who will be celebrating Mothers Day today, and so many of you who truly deserve to be saluted for all your work, love, devotion, and so much more. This wish is to the moms who spend all of their days, caring for a sick child or family member, […]
My FB Friends
This is a note to everyone who keeps in touch with me on FB and of course my website and email. I pray for all of your ill family members and especially your children. My heart breaks when I read all of the suffering but the one thing I do notice that most of you, […]
Hanging In There
Tough when there is so much going on with health, family, and life in general to “hang in there.” I am here to say, try; try so hard to do that until it hurts. When you wake in the morning and feel doomed for the day, make that cup of coffee, give yourself a few […]
