Dealing with the Death in “Coronavirus Time”
My precious four-year-old refers to this time as Coronavirus Time. To her it’s a happy time with lots of snuggles and baking. Even when my Uncle died of Covid-19 last month, I don’t think the dots connected for her. And I’m OK with that. Frankly, I...
Inside Dolphin 406 – How a Luxury Cruise turned into a Covid-19 Prison for a Scottsdale Medical Couple
When Sommer and Steve Gunia left Arizona on January 16 and traveled across the world to Tokyo to board the fated Diamond Princess cruise on January 20, they had never even heard of the Novel Coronavirus that was already sweeping across China. Sommer is...
How Do You Do Spring Cleaning During a Pandemic?
5 Timeless Tips to Refresh and Renew Your Home for Spring, plus a bonus 2020 quarantine tip. Spring Break has been extended indefinitely, and we are suddenly spending a lot more time at home. Perfect time to tackle all those home improvement projects we...
I’m Both a Jew and a Christian, and Holy Week is Hard…Especially Right Now
I awake in the middle of the night with a tightness in my belly, a heaviness in my chest. I have been working on identifying negative emotions and sitting with them for a while, rather than simply trying to stuff them or numb them. I ask my body what's...
The Wild Ride of the Coronavirus Scare…and What if We Actually do Have it?
My, how life can change in a week! Last week I posted an article about how we were still going to Disneyland despite my recent surgery and the Coronavirus, which at the time, was just shy of an official pandemic. We had a wonderful trip and made...
Ode to My Breasts, a Eulogy and a Celebration of Life
The Breast is Yet to Come: My Journey Through Breast Cancer, Treatment and Reconstruction Watching the new Little Women movie in the theater several weeks ago, I was struck by the fact that I never really grieved the loss of my breasts. Or celebrated...