This weekend I had the privilege of working with an amazing group of people up at the Bon Secures retreat center in Marrotsville Maryland. Every year Johns Hopkins sponsors a couples retreat for patients living with metastatic Pancreatic Cancer and their partners. It provides couples an opportunity to share and network with others facing the … Continue reading
April is full of celebration for me! Well…more specifically, for some the people I hold most dear. It is sprinkled with the birthdays of those I love the most (in fact, my teddy bear: Ted Edward Bear was even ‘born’ in April). Serendipitously, April 10th is also National Sibling’s Day. This means in the span of … Continue reading
When times are rough, there is nothing more precious than family. I’m incredibly blessed to have such a devoted one. When I turned 4 years old, my very best friend was born. We’ve been through a lot, Ashi and I: bike/horse racing in cul de sacs, adventures in eating the strange & exotic in Japan, endlessly long … Continue reading
Good morning friends, it has been a while and I have missed you. I have been immersed in the beginnings of shaping a new and exciting part of my world: The part that lives in Baltimore, the part that is as a physical therapist. I love this new territory in my world. Each day I … Continue reading
Happy First Day of Autumn! Albert Camus once said: “Autumn is a second spring, when every leaf is a flower” It is so true! As the foliage begins to bloom into radiant colors do you ever wonder why the brilliant oranges, yellows, and reds? We all remember learning about the properties of photosynthesis in elementary school. … Continue reading
Yesterday I participated in an incredible event! The Downtown Sailing Club of Baltimore hosted their annual: A fundraiser to support their community outreach and accessible sailing programs. These programs use sailing as a platform to provide independence, education, and experiential learning to all participants. It was such a wonderful and inspiring day. One participant mentioned: “I … Continue reading
Last week I moved into my new space in Baltimore. Slowly I’ve been allowing it to grow into a place, my home. This takes time, like a particularly viscous liquid I’m slowly spreading into the nooks and finding how I fit here. My artifacts seem to belong here as though this place has been waiting for … Continue reading
Tonight I am writing from an empty room. I have spent many evenings like this, falling asleep in the shell of a room. The furniture skillfully “tetrised” into a U Haul, the carpet littered with bits of cardboard, and the walls bare, save a few nail holes and pieces of tape. When I close my eyes everything magically … Continue reading
Military brats, transient souls, wanders, and vagabonds know that the idea of home is an intangible place. There isn’t a physical structure that contains a height chart for you and your siblings, a single driveway where you first fell off a bike without training wheels, one kitchen where you “cooked” breakfast in bed for your parents on their … Continue reading
This giddy gal! In my world, it isn’t official until it is blogged about….so here we go! Last week I accepted a job at Johns Hopkins and I couldn’t be more excited or honored to joint this incredible rehab team. I will be working in their outpatient physical therapy department focusing on orthopedic and neurologic rehabilitation! … Continue reading
A Cup A Day 