At 2:17 a.m., the house is completely still. No sounds can be heard anywhere at this time of night. I lie on the couch with…
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I catch glimpses of him in the bathroom mirror at 3 a.m. He is thinner than I remember. His eyes look older, even though the…
I don’t think it’s any secret that I have a thing for heroes, super-powered or otherwise. Just look at the artwork for this column!…
One day last month, my mum laughed out loud at a silly joke on the comedy show she was watching on TV. The sound filled…
Watch for a lot of news about myeloma research in the next few weeks. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is about to…
The kitchen counter used to mean Sunday mornings. I would stand there slicing up tomatoes, onions, and other vegetables. And as the sharp smell rose,…
I used to say if I needed to take a pill every day to survive, I’d be dead in a week. So it felt like…
Some mornings, I slip into borrowed strength the way other people put on a coat. Others might wonder why I do this. After all, I’m…
My very first journalism teacher, way back in high school, taught me the importance of “who, what, when, where, and why” as building blocks of…
When I wake up some mornings, I check on my mum to see how she’s faring. Then I mentally review two different calendars. One of…
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