A Sip of Sakki

A year ago today I lost my beautiful mother very suddenly to cancer. It’s a day that will forever be ingrained in my memories, and even still the details are so vivid of the night...

Hashimoto’s: I have an Autoimmune Disease

I mentioned in my 2018 year in review that one of the things I was nervous about was my own health. January 1st I went to see the phlebotomist to give away some blood for the typical...

This is a very long story, because my mother didn’t want us to say anything publicly while she was alive. If the title didn’t give it away, my mother recently passed from this...

One Year Later

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Hashimoto’s: I have an A...

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Love and Loss: The Death of my...

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Nov 24, 2015

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Thanksgiving: To Celebrate or…?

Thanksgiving, traditionally in my family, has always been a time of great joy because it meant that my extended family was gathering so that we could celebrate our thankfulness together. It also meant it was time to sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa’s house; which meant less rules, more candy, and later bedtimes. Oh yeah! But what really stood out the most, was it also meant...

Nov 19, 2015

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Refugees and Veterans: The Upset is Real

After the terrible event of terrorism that struck Paris a week ago, there has been a massive flood of people who are either pro-refugee or anti-refugee here in the states. Both sides have their reasons, and in some cases, both sides make very valid points. There is, of course, the people on either side talking out of their ass as well; which is completely typical of this sort of...

Nov 11, 2015

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