Today marks three years since my daughter, Ke'ili, was hospitalized after being in bed for five weeks thinking she had Covid. It turned out to be Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. My heart froze when she called me to say she was on her way to the ER. 30 minutes later; she called back to tell me that the doctors thought she had either lymphoma or leukemia. A tank fires its cannon amidst a dense, green forest, sending a burst of light and smoke into the cloudy sky, with a flag wavi

At the risk of sounding like a Karen, I just need to vent a bit. I was on one of the machines at my gym this morning, contemplating my daughter Keili's future. She just had a bone marrow tap the other day and won't get the results until she sees her oncologist in a week and a half. These waiting periods have always been a problem for me as I am known to be impatient. It happened all the time when Cory was in treatment and annoyed me then, too. In case you missed it, Keili w

I don't know about you, but the world news has been depressing me. The war in Ukraine where innocent people are being shelled, skewered, and assaulted daily. The Chinese balloons and other invasions of airspace are frightening. Children bringing guns to school. Lawmakers offering thoughts and prayers for gun violence tragedies they could have curbed. Finally, the mean rude, disrespectful, and supremely underqualified people in our nation's congress leave me angry and mortifi