Published inILLUMINATIONA Need for PainThe needle scraps across my skin as the tattoo artist focuses on the panther I have chosen to forever remain on my right thigh. As my skin…May 30May 30
Published inILLUMINATIONWhat Fear Has Taught MeIt was snowing the day I had to return to the hospital. Just two weeks prior I had a mammogram which is a necessity due to my mother having…Apr 213Apr 213
Published inILLUMINATIONThe Man Who Tried to Love MeTears are falling down my cheek as my son enters the room. I hide behind a tissue afraid to show that I have been crying. It started with a…Mar 25Mar 25
Published inILLUMINATIONOnce an Outcast Always an OutcastI sit behind the screen of my computer and browse through the various posts on Facebook. In many ways, social media is the ultimate enemy…Mar 231Mar 231
Published inILLUMINATIONWhat I have learned about raising a TeenagerMy son rushes into my room and tosses his bookbag on the floor in anger. He’s tearing at his coat and it’s obvious that something happened…Mar 12Mar 12
Published inILLUMINATIONBlood is BloodLast night I tossed and turned until the covers were off my bed. When I awoke the next morning I felt sick and nauseous. Perhaps it was a…Feb 22Feb 22
Published inILLUMINATIONDown the Rabbit Hole, I GoFor as long as I can remember I haven’t had a good night's rest or even a peaceful day. Depression is a dark cloud that has hung above my…Feb 74Feb 74
Published inILLUMINATIONCovid Struck Again!In 2020 during the height of the pandemic that was Covid-19 I was working at a hospital as an entry screener. I took every precaution from…Jan 8Jan 8
A Future UncertainThe papers shook in my hand as I read the dreaded decision from the Social Security Administration Judge- Denied. For the last two years I…Dec 25, 2023Dec 25, 2023