Spoiled Brat
I have a cousin who I’m not very close to. Funny, though, because the one thing she does remember about me when we were still kids was that at parties she would often hear me say to my parents, “I don’t like.” Wow, what a disobedient image I must’ve projected to her even at [...]
Life Is Unpredictable
Jorah was only 38 years old. She was strong, full of life and active in all our office activities. Jorah was the very picture of health. She was also one of my very good friends.
One day, Jorah said that her nape hurt. A quick trip to the clinic revealed that her blood [...]
Atrophy
Atrophy, n. degeneration; deterioration.
Michael got sick and stayed 30 days in the hospital. He was so weak that he could hardly move. Eating was such an effort that I had to feed him. He would try sitting up on the bed, but he could only hold himself up for a while. [...]
Hopeless Waiting
When you are faced with the prospect of never having any children, you undergo a different kind of turmoil inside. You don’t know which is more painful, the idea of not being able to hold a baby of your own or the idea that you are sterile.
Three years of waiting and working hard on [...]