More myofascial
More than five years after I felt my first symptoms, two years after I received my diagnosis of myofascial pain syndrome, and a year after I finally resolved my remaining pelvic pain, The Washington Post published my article on myofascial pain in the Health and Science section on June 18, 2013. Myofascial pain and the strange bladder symptoms it triggered had dominated my life for … Continue reading More myofascial
Fresh as a…chemical plant?
I did something on vacation this spring that I normally never do: I sent my clothes to the laundry. Usually I pride myself on packing so wisely that I can last a week out of a carry-on bag, and I’m typically not staying in a place swanky enough to actually “do” laundry. But on this family vacation at an “adventure” resort we had hiked through … Continue reading Fresh as a…chemical plant?
Graduation day
A not-so-picture-perfect day leads to a comedy of errors… The pomp. The circumstance. The tech troubles. The wardrobe malfunction. (But hey, at least I’ve got this scrolled up piece of paper with a fancy gold seal saying that my diploma will be coming in the mail.) Continue reading Graduation day
Another passage
Program Director David Everett was giving us a final pep talk on the last day of class, one night before we all would stand before a crowd of friends, family, faculty and fellow students and read an excerpt of our writing. We were finishing our graduate degrees in the Johns Hopkins Writing Program, leaving the supportive world of academia and facing the cold truth of … Continue reading Another passage
It’s deadly being green
The proof is in: pesticides are poisoning frogs. See my recent article for Blue Ridge Press as it appeared in the Yonkers Tribune, the Ames Tribune and (from the frog’s perspective) the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Blue Ridge Press is a non-profit environmental news service, providing features and commentary to community newspapers around the U.S. Other publications printing the article include: Westchester Guardian (NY) Clarke County … Continue reading It’s deadly being green