You know that TV show you just love from the first minute of the first episode? For me, that was “One Mississippi.” The Amazon original series starred comedian Tig Notaro and was based on what she describes as her “worst year ever,” surviving breast cancer which resulted in a double mastectomy, battling the bacterial infection C. […]
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How My Split Second Instincts Saved Me From My Attacker
He targeted me the moment I sat down. Did I look like easy prey as I was rushing to work? Unaware of him at first, I found a seat and took out my phone to listen to music on the way uptown. As the express five train left the hustle of Manhattan on that beautiful […]
Thank You, Media, for that Stunning Picture of Bill Clinton
Hillary Clinton is no wall-flower. Agree with her or not, she gets what she wants because she works tirelessly for it. She is truly relentless. And as of last night, she’s almost there. In 2001, she became the first wife of a president to seek and win public office and the first woman to […]
27 Surgeries, 27 Lessons in Positive Thinking: What Life Taught Me On My Way To Healing
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] It’s been quite a full year for me. I’m two years closer to being a 30-something, I just married the love of my life, I’m half-way through my college career, and I’ve officially closed the door on a decade of medical hurdles. Called both a “surgical disaster” and a “medical miracle,” […]
40 Things I’ve Learned From Being Engaged
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I just got married and am so excited for this new venture in my life. But I’m also closing the door on another very important chapter in my life: being engaged. As my engagement has come to a close, I find myself looking back on a three-year whirlwind. Who knew that […]