I’m working again, sort of. My full-time job of pain management has been successful enough that I am able to type for about and hour and a half a day,…
My sister and I both have it, whatever it is. This condition may be rare in the general population, but it’s anything but rare in our family, at least on…
It was hard not to let myself get carried away with pride when my Physical Therapist gushed over the progress I’ve been making. She noticed that my legs weren’t shaking in…
I hear her whispering in the middle of the night, her breath tickling the back of my neck. “Mommy,” she says with a catch in her voice. “Turn around and cuddle me.”…
In the last conversation I ever have with my father, he tells me that I am so much like him. Maybe too much. “I was so confused when I was…
If we’re very lucky, and if Dad still has money in his wallet, they will say yes. We can’t tell whether Dad’s wallet is empty or not so we ask…
I wake up in the dark and know I am on my own. Grandma’s bed has been moved into the dining room where she can be close to Dad when everybody…
On losing and reclaiming my Hawaiian culture. I couldn’t begin to count how many times I’ve had the same conversation. I’ll say something like “Oh, look I have a puka in…