While many things with the novel Coronavirus have been rough and even just plain awful, the silver linings are there, and telehealth access is a big one for my family.

2020 has been the most interesting year...on several different levels. Not only are we still battling a pandemic but it is also an election year.

I don’t have a resolution for this new year because there’s not a word for what I’m feeling. It’s more like a vague sense of expectation...

As a world, we are all suffering. We all feel the limits and the fatigue. For many of us, the mental turns into physical fatigue...

These days many are with us, staying home almost entirely, but unlike many, this isn’t our first go-round with sheltering in place. When my son had leukemia we rode out much of his time in treatment by staying at home to keep him safe, and then, like now, concern for the well-being of our family in every way was a source of stress.

Parenting is the most difficult job I have ever had. It’s also the most rewarding. But it’s also challenging and exhausting.

The health department did not call until three days after Charlie’s teacher’s initial diagnosis. That is 72 hours of his COVID exposure.

We’re staying home for the holidays...It’s not the first time we’ve made that choice, but instead of doing it because we’re sick, we’re doing it to stay healthy.

As parents dealing with COVID-19 pandemic, we are feeling frustrated, overwhelmed and sometimes, downright angry. Pre-pandemic life was stressful enough.

When I help someone instead of empowering them to use their own voice, I’m robbing them of the opportunity to grow as a person...