I may be a little silent the next few days.  Today it’s been four years since my father went missing–and likely four years since his death.  If you are interested in the story it can be found here.  I know many of you regular readers have read it at some point over the last three [...]

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I picked up Kelly Corrigan’s memoir, The Middle Place, and did not put it down until I had finished it that day.  I felt like I was listening to a dear friend sharing confidences, telling me stories of her childhood, and revealing her fears and struggles with breast cancer.  In this conversation, Kelly tells me about [...]

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The last several days have been very difficult for me.  I feel like I’ve been crying off and on for four days straight.  A lot of it has been hormonal.  Some of it has to do with issues associated with holiday grieving and the ongoing disappointments I’ve experienced with my step-mother’s family since my dad died.  Also, this was [...]

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THIS IS NOT A HOAX.  Please read and pass this along. 
My dear friend Carmi (who I trust implicitly to know the veracity of this story), who lives in Canada knows the person who created this Facebook page in hopes of finding their cousin Robyn:

Robyn Hertz is 26 years old and was diagnosed with Schizophrenia two years ago and after visiting [...]

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I should have patience.
I should be calm.
I should let go of vengeance.
I should be a better mom.
I should have watched my back.
I should have been prepared.
I should have called him back.
I should have cared.
I should have waited.
I should have known.
I should have done more for David.
I should have spent less time alone.
I should have found [...]

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