“Your husband is a very sick man,” said the doctor at the long-term acute care facility. “He cannot breathe on his own. Do you want to put him back on life support? He will not live much longer. Does your…
This week, I’m participating in A Healthier Holiday Table sponsored by the American Cancer Society to help raise awareness about healthier eating – an important preventive measure to fighting cancer. I was saddened this week to hear about two friend’s relatives…
The great artist Andy Warhol once said, “In the future everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes.” Yesterday, I had my 15 minutes of fame. Yes, it was a great day. The HuffPo50 website on The Huffington Post recognized…
I went to see Kati Marton, the award-winning journalist and author of Paris: A Love Story, speak last week at the Book and Culture Festival at the Cherry Hill Jewish Community Center. Kati’s memoir is about her life after the sudden…
“What are you going to do about your mother?” said the social worker at the rehab center. “You know she cannot live alone anymore.” My mom was 89 years old and had gone to rehab after a fall and an…
“What should I make for dinner this weekend?” I asked my kids after they told me they were leaving NYC tomorrow afternoon to spend the weekend in the warmth of their mama’s home in Southern New Jersey. Both my daughter…
