I joked about having to cut my run short because I was signed up to take theMAN’s yoga class that afternoon. Exaggerating a bit, I described being held in yoga poses for torturously long periods of time. While it is true that theMAN has an affinity for the various warrior poses, many of the other [...]

Memories of the newborn stage have made their way into my awareness. You remember the stage. Right? The days of sleeping when they sleep — or risk forgoing any sleep at all. Back then, however, sleep was met with silence. In the here and now, YaYa’s sleeping is met with coughing and whimpering. YaYa does [...]

Tonight, YaYa’s high fever refused to succumb to acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Being the 5th day of fevers, both of us are beginning to wear down. Unfortunately, things seem to be getting worse rather than better. Similar to when he was little, YaYa lost composure during the longest lasting of these fevers. Between hallucination and reality [...]

I left the chiropractor’s office happy, completely pain free, with a spring in my step that has been missing for many years. I drove home to get YaYa for tutoring, drove him to the appointment, then drove to the store for our dinner. I was in now hurry as I had a full hour to [...]