Things come in bunches. And so this spring was a season of loss when first a friend passed away, then my mother-in-law, and finally another extraordinary woman, whom I actually only met three times in person, but who impacted the world in important and aspirational ways. The remarkable Helen Persson was 95 years old when she died. And although I ...
There’s a butterfly scar on my left knee that I refer to as my war injury. It’s the legacy of a spectacular crash into a metal telephone pole support, while riding what my sisters and I fondly called “The War Bike.” The War Bike had been my mother’s childhood transportation in the years following World ...
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 ...