Once a Mom, Always a Mom
Even though both my children are deceased, the mothering instinct, although weak at the beginning for me, became stronger than death...
Star Light, Star Bright
They say that by the time you see a star twinkling in the night sky, it’s already gone. Ava was my shooting star. I was in love with her...
Our Mental Health System Gets an "F!"
Jennifer (now known as Ava), hit the ground running. She adored her big brother, Carl, at their first meeting in the hospital when she...
Mental Health and Physical Therapy
For the whole year of 1982, my 16-year-old son, 5-year-old daughter and I underwent the divorce process. An ugly, painful, gut wrenching,...
