Health & Wellness

Since having my daughter, I have had to learn so much about how to navigate healthcare, specifically how to advocate for a tiny new human. Being a military spouse, you might hear horror stories of TRICARE, and I get...

“So when can I start walking again?” I excitedly asked my surgeon. Without missing a beat, she answered, “three months.” My heart dropped. “I’m sorry,” I said with a laugh, “I thought you said three months. That can’t be correct.” “No, that...

I wasn’t a good patient the first few days at the rehab center. I didn’t want to be there. I don’t do well with change, especially ones I don’t like, and I was still drugged, groggy, and not keeping...

Where dreams come from and nightmares roam that’s where I could be found for two months. Unawakened at first, then slowly scratching the surface to remember snippets or nothing of my time in the land of the living, I...

So I married a Texan. A Texas flag-hanging, Whataburger lovin', Cowboys fan-till-he-dies, Lone Star Man. And with that comes a lot of extra obligations. Bluebonnets? We don't pick 'em. H-E-B? I'm sorry, do you mean God's greatest gift to...

You usually don’t know you’re about to die until it’s too late. In my case, I didn’t have a clue, I just didn’t wake up. I was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, after going to the doctor...

I have been associated with the military my entire life; an association that spans three generations of service. In a previous blog I wrote about the phenomenon of the military being a statistical ‘family business’ and when I took...

The seeds and starter plants have been bought...we found all our tools...and enough rain has finally fallen from the sky. We are ready for round two of community gardening!   Last year, we joined a community garden through a local...

The last few weeks have been a lot. Daylight savings messes with my head, even when I think it won’t. Then, I had a lot of things I wanted to get done and absolutely zero motivation to do any...

It's 1919 in New York City. Picture it: the Spanish flu has wreaked havoc in many lives. World War I has ended, but unrest and violence still plague the world. The 19th Amendment has been sent for ratification, but...

I would say most people care quite a bit about their health. Most of us really value being well. That has been even more evident over the last couple of years as people have prioritized health as a high...

Aila and Ben are living what most would call a dream life: great kids, a happy marriage, a good house in a safe neighborhood, and financial security. By all appearances, they live comfortably together in their Pacific Northwest suburb...