Help!

When I worked in the Monroe County Home Care Unit, I visited an elderly woman in an extremely dangerous part of town. I wanted to discuss if her plan of care was meeting her needs. Part of her plan was to have a Personal Emergency Response unit (PERS) so she could...

The Quarantine Fifteen

Hopefully, we will soon put this pandemic in our collective rear-view mirror, put the pedal to the medal, and reclaim our lives. Three cliches aside, many of us have a little souvenir from our quarantine days. There’s a little bit more of us since this time last year....

The Jewish Carpenter

A remarkable elderly lady in our congregation had a unique ministry. Every week, a guard ushered her into a visiting room where she would counsel, love, and pray with women prisoners. She was a lady of steel out the outside and tenderness on the inside. Haidi had a...

Some Writerly Pages

Every year, the Writers Digest publishes a list of the best internet sites for writers. Whether they are the best, or the best for you, is up for grabs. I thought I would share a few of mine. Note the word “few.” I plan to search for more, not only about writing, but...