Being human
and life's little mysteries

Morning view from kitchen. As The leaves have fallen off this statuesque beech tree, so too I’ve been going through my own state of...

Richard Pilnick Where do we go when we disappear? What risks would you take if you weren’t so attached to your name, face, physicality,...

Four years ago today I got a call that saved my physical body . I can rely only on my fading memory to travel back to that time when...

A few years ago after receiving a new liver via transplant, the doctors said to ‘give it time’ when I asked how long it would take to...

Dear God, It’s hard to believe this is the first official letter I have ever written to you. I’m sorry it took me so long to pen one...

It’s hard to believe it has been eight months since my life changing operation; on September 26, 2013 I was given a second chance at life...

Trauma. It is a loaded word that like everything, manifests in many different ways and for different reasons. Who knows why some people...

March 26 marks the 6 month mark of the biggest day of my life (besides being born and giving birth), the day of my liver transplant....

I was asked by a local yoga studio to write a piece about my experience with yoga and my transplant in particular, under 700 word. This...

Writing this letter has been a very important part of my healing, however, I am realizing that my journey of healing and recovery is just...

After eight weeks in the hospital recovering from a liver transplant, I’ve finally been discharged and have begun to take stock of who I...

Last night the doctors delivered some wonderful news to my bedside: the CMV levels in my blood are very low (below 200) which means that...

Well, folks, I am still in the hospital, week seven starts tomorrow. The nurses and doctors are frustrated. My regular visitors are...

Over the past few days of being in the hospital, my mind and emotions have stabilized as I acclimate to the lowered doses of pain...

Being in the hospital going on six weeks can sometimes feel like a marathoner at the twenty-second mile. “The wall”, as it’s called in...

PYS III.24 Maitri Adishu Balani Through friendliness, kindness and compassion, strength and success will come . When we let go...

Today is my one month liver transplant anniversary. It is also the first time in a month that I have stepped outside of the hospital for...

“Fear comes, but fear passes.” ― Marianne Williamson As humans, many people seem to dwell on the anxieties of the unknown; thriving...

The two words that come to for me when I consider the past week of my physical and emotional healing process are Pain and Love,...

I imagine there is a certain set of emotions that come with receiving an organ transplant from someone who has lost their life, and a...