On Veteran’s Day we honored those who have served in all branches, all conflicts and all points in our nation’s history. As the wars wind down in Iraq and Afghanistan, thousands of young men and women and their families are working to transition back to the lives they enjoyed before deployment and injury. You can help by texting to ...
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Every week I toggle between two worlds. There’s the “suburban mom” in sweats and the Manhattan me in heels, however, I should mention, they’re often stuffed in my backpack as I hoof around the city. Although I live outside of New York, my work and part of my social life is in Manhattan. I’m an advocate for veterans’ causes (the Bob Woodruff Foundation), ...
I cannot fall back asleep. I am stuck on the dentist, the mechanics of how this works, identifying a person by their dental records. Does he get a call at 2:00 AM, when family members and loved ones are awaiting an answer? Or does he come to work at a reasonable hour? I am struck by the term “lost his life,” as if it ...
This is not one of those stories where the supermodel tells you she was home alone with her cat on prom night. I did go to prom and I kissed a boy. But at the same time, for most of my childhood, I was the kid in the corner of the room curled up with a book, not the one joining organized sports teams or taping up teen idol posters. I can’t ...