Sweat poured from my forehead as I shooed away mosquitoes. Through the sticky humidity, a friend, native of the island, and I pressed on through the dusty dirt country roads in the island of Mindanao, Philippines.But what was also warm yet sweet was the hug and peck...
At the very same time when I turned 30 and my father 55, the retinal disease began to rob our eyesight.In a matter of eighteen months, our vision closed in completely, leaving us in darkness with no trace of shadows, color...only a dark gray nothing.My world...
My granddaughter blew her birthday candles out on her 12th birthday. It seems like only yesterday when fear attacked me. At three months, she was hospitalized for ailments that puzzled doctors.They ordered tests and more tests, but no answers. We paced back and forth...
"C'mon, girlfriend, we're going to the mall.""Whoo hoo!" I hung up the phone with a huge smile. Any chance to hit stores and come home with bargains stirred girlish excitement. Since I lost my eyesight, these trips gave me a chance to get out, catch up, laugh and come...
Shame on me. Rather than enjoying my friends' company during lunch at our favorite restaurant, traces of envy and self-pity attacked me."Oh, he's adorable. He looks just like his Dad," one of them said. The other pulled out her cell phone, "Look at him, cake icing all...
Road rage is on the rise. It's heating up. And it's fanning the flame of stress. Even when car keys are put away, the tension remains.This might be the reason. Studies show that irate drivers have a reason for that behavior. It has nothing to do with the highway, but...
My friend settled in the driver's seat. “Ready?”“Sure am.” Seated in the passenger's seat, I buckled my seat belt. “Good thing we have that GPS to guide us, huh?”Her new luxurious car promised to make our two-hour trip a true delight. All those gadgets that resemble a...