She was forlorn as she came into the room, but put on a smile as she walked up to her dad and told him to drink the glass of water she had set down. She looked at him and all she could think was “has...

  I was patiently waiting in the doctor’s office to schedule the time for my upcoming surgery. I was going to get my tonsils and adenoids removed. The sooner the better, I think to myself. Now,...

The end of the first trimester was very exciting for me. A whole week of sleeping, a trip to Chicago, an amazing Thanksgiving party, crazy shopping on Black Friday and ice skating were planned for the...