emilyl42

My mom died of breast cancer when I was 16. She was a planner of all outcomes and wrote a “just in case” letter the day before her lumpectomy. The day after she died, while searching for her will, I stumbled upon the letter. I keep it locked up to read when I need to be lifted in… Read More

This year is my first time voting. This is also the first year that my 76 year old grandma voted in a primary. She described her reasoning as, "too many monkeys in the circus." I voted for the first time this primary because so many current issues affect me as a woman and I need to… Read More

I would dip sugar cookies in fruit punch. The carbonation and fruitiness made the cookie weirdly satisfying. Of course eat all of the Lucky Charms aside from the actual marshmallows until the very end so it was sugar heaven for the last few spoonfuls. Everything in ketchup. Mac… Read More

My mother was diagnosed with stage 3 mestastic breast cancer on my 16th birthday. She fought hard and we thought after surgery and 5 months of chemotherapy and radiation she was in the clear. A few weeks later she began to feel sick -- a new sick -- and after many hospital visits… Read More