For nearly a decade, the entirety of my twenties, I’ve lived in Philadelphia. Although I was born here, it wasn’t until I was an adult that I lived here for an extended amount of time. When I first moved here to do work at a theatre company, I hated it. I remember crying, often, during …
Have you ever been so overwhelmed with a situation that you just have to let it go and let God do with it what He will? Well, that’s what I did a few weeks ago when I was stressing out about how I was going to be able to take care of Ayva after my …
It isn’t very often when I feel down about being a single mom. After all, it’s all that I’ve ever known. If anything, I’ve learned to see having Ayva to myself as a blessing and a gift. The last couple of weeks have been different, though. Having surgery days after Ayva’s 3rd birthday have changed …
A few years ago, after visiting a doctor about painful menstrual periods, I was diagnosed with uterine fibroids. The noncancerous tumors are harmless if you can deal with the excessive bleeding and terrible cramping once a month during your period. Unfortunately, the fibroids that I had were significantly affecting my quality of life every 28 …
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