Chronic Mama Column

My mother has told me the story of my birth ever since I was a young girl. Even though I am nearing forty, I look forward every year to hearing my birth story. The details of that cold night, the dead car, my mother’s refusal of pain medication, my father’s inclusion in the birth, are [...]

Chronic Mama Column

Check out my latest Chronic Mama column, “Hurricanes” at Literary Mama. The essay examines the resurgence of Will’s anxiety in my final trimester of this third pregnancy.
I am tired and frustrated. I’ll have a real baby in the house very soon. I don’t have the energy to deal with Will’s worries and that scares me, [...]

Bitter Heart

Check out my latest Chronic Mama column:
I remember that night; it was a few months after I was diagnosed and my best friend and I were visiting my grandparents for spring break. My friend heard me moaning in my sleep and tried to wake me. When she turned on the lights, she saw that I [...]

Dumped the Pump

I ripped my omnipod pump off last week in frustration and haven’t put it on again. I’ve been doing shots, 5-6 a day and I have to say, it’s a relief to have my body back.
I feel like I am one of those 90 year olds they keep featuring in the local newspaper who is [...]