Food, Family, and Lifestyle
Mother’s Day 2023 was a perfect weather day. It was sunny and 70 degrees with a light breeze. You could wear pants, shorts, sleeveless top with a light cardigan or a hoodie and be comfortable. A perfect day to walk in the park, sit outside and read a book or even walk on the beach….
Earlier this week, I went to Washington D.C. with the National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match. I was part of a group of stem cell/marrow recipients, donors, couriers and advocates which met with legislators to ask them to support The Life Saving Leave Act (H.R. 3024). So that once matched donors get the call to…
Easy, Healthy Vegetable Recipe Ideas that will make you, dare I say, crave more vegetables in your daily diet.
It’s been four years since my stem cell transplant. Four years since I was infused with new stem cells from my donor. Four years. In my prayers each day I express how thankful I am that my health is restored and maintained. I pray that it is maintained for another 40 or more years. I…
Remember years back when this was mostly a food blog? There were some posts about my family and our life but mostly food. Then my posts became less frequent when I went back to work in clinical research. Then Leukemia came. Twice. Since then most of my posts have been about stem cell/marrow transplants. Why…
Lately, all I hear my daughter and her friends talking about are two topics: college acceptances and chai latte. The chai latte they are raving about is the chai latte made at our local coffee shop, Junk & Java. As a result of all of this chai latte talk, I can’t get enough of chai…
Today I shared a photo in my Instagram and Facebook stories with the text ‘Brussels sprouts crack’ and my goodness, I had so many messages asking me to share more about the Brussels sprouts ‘crack’, so I sat down immediately to write this post. To be honest, I only called this Brussels sprouts recipe ‘crack’…
I despise using the word hate. But I hate a few dates on the calendar. Even the weeks leading up to them bring on bouts of anxiety. Diagnosis four years ago. Relapse three years ago. Within the same cluster of days. I have kept myself very busy the past few days and have tried not…
Back in February I told you that I was working to rebuild and transform my body after the stem cell transplant. I shared what the first two years of recovering were like and that I was ready to build transform my body into one that is stronger and more capable than ever. What I did…
