My heart hurts but not because of any health issue or romantic tragedy. I am the victim of a well-written book and a good movie; it can happen to anyone. I am one of those weird people who actually enjoy experiencing something that touches me so deeply, my heart hurts, at least for a while. [...]

Mercy Cares For Me was held tonight in Sacramento – an event focused to women’s health issues with a splash of entertainment. I decide to go alone at the last minute. Someone named Renee Rongen is the keynote speaker. I don’t know her but am open for something new tonight. Bold and funny, Renee sashays [...]

On my walk this morning, I selected a podcast thinking I wanted to learn something. I didn’t even look at the topic. I just knew it was a Fresh Air podcast, an interview with a person I never heard of and because of the small screen, no idea of the topic either. I grabbed the [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged because I’ve been a bit stymied by the intrusion of “versus” – like public vs. personal, work vs. home, and employer vs. employee. While I’ve never mentioned my employer on my blog, many people know where I work and have actually read my blog because of some kind [...]

Every mother – with children living or not – will tell you we “carry” our children forever. We speak about this more from an emotional and metaphorical perspective than scientific. This article talks about fetal stem cells and how these cells continue to hang out in “mommies” after our children are born, grown and receiving [...]