My 16-year-old brother had a terrible case of acne. One day I saw him looking into the mirror very intently picking at his face. It looked interesting, so I asked him if I could try. He let me. Wh
The worst part of the divorce settlement was the finances. Mine were mixed in with my husband's, and I had contributed far more than he had. I had sold my condominium and put the profits into b
My neighbor woke me up pounding on my door. "Turn on your TV," she shouted. "Turn on your TV. A plane just hit the World Trade Center." When the TV came on, I couldn't bel
I married a man who was divorced with two children. It was a nasty divorce and, of course, I sided with him. He was very good to me-very thoughtful and caring. And I got along fairly well with his
During my chemotherapy, I had gotten close to another patient who was also being treated for ovarian cancer. She was much younger than I was. As we sat there hooked up to the machine that was inject
When I got the results of my pap smear, I was devastated. I had always wanted to have children but knew it was too late. What I wasn't prepared for was the news that I had cancer. Now I didn
My father brought this cardboard box with an old towel over the top into the house. I heard squeaking coming from the box. When I removed the towel, there was this adorable brown puppy inside trying