How many kids should you have? I’ve heard a number of responses to this question.
Enough to make a string quartet.
Enough to make a basketball team.
Enough to make a baseball team.
This past Mother’s Day was bitter-sweet. We headed to Orlando for the day to celebrate the one-year birthday of one of Melanie’s friends. The celebration was in a backyard with about 20 adults and children without masks, most of whom had been vaccinated. It…
As of this writing, the US has averaged over 200,000 cases of the coronavirus in the past week and around 3,000 deaths per day. In fact, the coronavirus now surpasses heart disease as the number one killer of Americans this year. The only way…
At age 58, it was the third time in his life he had colon cancer. The first time was in 2007 at age 45. In one of his presentations describing his journey, Naren James made sure to preemptively counter any critics, “And that happened…
I’m excited this week. We get to close on a house after weeks of hunting, decision-making and negotiations. After being limited to only telemedicine for the last several months, I now get to start my new job with AdventHealth and have in-person patient contact…
It doesn’t feel like it, but it’s my happy birthday. Mom died three months ago but sometimes it still feels like yesterday. It’s a year of firsts after the death of a loved one and so this birthday will feel less happy.…
Dear Family and Friends, We grieve the loss of a dear friend, auntie, sister, grandmother, mother and wife. Nida Asumbrado Roquiz was all things to us. The gaping hole in our hearts will never be replaced. We will never be the same. …
Yesterday Mom passed away. It was painful. But oddly it was beautiful, too.…
Yesterday, the realization hit me. Mother’s arms and legs were puffy and weeping. Her legs were covered with a soft blue boot with velcro to prevent pressure ulcers. Both wrists were in restraints. The left forearm had a large bruise from multiple needle sticks.…
We faced a big decision yesterday. We’re well into our third week with Mom on a ventilator. In the first week she responded to intubation. Within days they were considering removing her breathing tube since she was breathing on her own. Then she took…
