Thriving in "Holland"

When your child is first diagnosed with a rare genetic syndrome, you feel overwhelmed with the steep learning curve and with the imperative ...

  Today we’re filled with pride as we celebrate Jukie’s graduation! 👨🏻‍🦰🎓 As we’re still processing all our complex emotions about this ...

More than once over the last week in my hometown of Chicago, I was asked how long I’ve lived in California. Thirty one years ago, when I was...

  “Being healthy is the crown that only the sick can see.”    Hasan Minhaj    Health and access to health care are fundamental human rights....

  Today we celebrate our sweet Jukie’s 22nd birthday! Through his indefatigable spirit, Jukie teaches us all how to live: mindfully and in t...

  My daughter last saw her college campus in Wisconsin in March of 2020 in the rear-view mirror of a van I was driving to California. Her br...

  When people ask me the secret to a long, happy married life, I want to say: marry a poet.    Robert Frost said that “poetry is when an emo...

The world is all too much right now. I’m continually feeling the need for a recharge and a reset, and I find that nothing fills this wish li...

On this Father’s Day, I’m reflecting on my good fortune in meeting this man all those years ago. When I chose him to be my guy, I knew that ...

  Happy, happy birthday to our dear Jukie! Although it feels impossible to believe, today we celebrate the 21st anniversary of his birth. Wa...