My sister Kathy spent the week leading up to her 54th birthday helping my mom and I finalize details for a trip Kathy isn't even taking. She will be driving us to the airport, though, and picking us up, and hosting us the night before our flight. She's basically our personal Uber/Travel Agent/Concierge Service. I [...]
Our friend Karen lived with generosity and unabashed joy. In fact, if your knew our Karen, you'd feel a whole lot better about this old world. I promise. Karen, who would have turned 57-years old last week, waged an incredible battle against Ovarian Cancer that spanned seven years, more than 30 rounds of chemo, three [...]
My sister Kathy has been popping over to the Columbia St. Mary's Water Tower Medical Building every three weeks to receive treatment for the breast cancer she’s been battling since 2013. As is her style, she likes to keep it low key. She and her husband Keith have their routine down – he drops her [...]
I had no idea Melissa Etheridge was in the house until I looked up from my usual pre-National Anthem musings "Stand still respectfully, or try to grab a quick pic?" and saw her standing on Lambeau Field. "Hey," I said to my sister and Lambeau seat mate Kathy. "Is that Melissa Etheridge?" It was. She [...]
My sister Kathy approached the occasion of her 50th birthday party with unfettered glee. She mingled, hugged, high-fived, sang, chatted, reminisced, tasted, sipped, posed, and, utterly unfazed by the number on the top of her cake, happily wished as she blew out her candles. Unsure which of her favorite two outfits she should wear, Kathy [...]