Author Archives: DMW
The Key To Remission: It’s Just A Number Unless It’s Not
Five and half years ago, I was diagnosed with an incredibly rare autoimmune disease that only affects one out of every two million people. My immune system made antibodies that were attacking my lungs and kidneys, making them hemorrhage and … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Life, Medical, Personal
Tagged “Autoimmune disease”, chemo, Dialysis, Goodpasture's Syndrome, Kidney, recurrence, Remission
Leave a comment
The Bad Day
Last Wednesday was a bad day. Everyone has them. A day when nothing goes right, or worse – everything goes wrong. A day when you screw something up or get screwed; a day of perpetual bad news bombs going off, … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Journal, Life, Medical, Personal, Thoughts
Tagged bad customer service, bad day, bad news, bright spot, cancer center, deaf, deaf resources, doctor, new nurse
Leave a comment
Doggie Dentist: A Pup’s First Time
A I knew today was going to be different. Usually my humans let me stay in bed until I want to get up. Unless my daddy leaves for work extra early, then he bribes me with promises of tasty turkey … Continue reading
Posted in Family, humor, Life, Personal
Tagged dental cleaning, Dog, dog as family member, dog mom, furbaby, pet, pets, recovery, separation anxiety, surgery, teeth cleaning, vet, veterinarian
Leave a comment
Love Wins! And It’s About Damn Time
Last Friday history was made and the United States finally got on the right side of it: Same-sex couples were granted marriage equality, ending the argument once and for all. I was elated, thrilled and so happy I was acting … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Current Events, Life, Love, News, Opinion, Politics, Religion
Tagged "equal rights", "human rights", "LGBT rights", activism, gay, GOP, lesbian, marriage equality, rainbow, same-sex couples, SCOTUS, U.S. Supreme Court
Leave a comment
A Writer’s First: Personal Essays, Publication Submissions And Writing Contests
I promised myself that this year I would finally submit something. And not just something, but I would begin submitting regularly to different presses and publications. You can’t get published unless you actually put your writing, and yourself, out there. … Continue reading
Posted in Editing, Inspiration, Personal, Publishing, Writing
Tagged "creative nonfiction", deadline, first time, Nonfiction, personal essay, personal goal, submission, writer, writing contest
Leave a comment
