Washington’s first case had come in late January but it seemed to have gone away but then suddenly that day, there came reports of a death from the virus at a nursing home northeast of Seattle. Mo’s sister, they said, was super freaked out. She lived not far from the nursing home...
Coronavirus now means social distancing at the time when our most basic human need—touch—is fraught with danger.
But I smiled because I plan on Facetiming my mom while I inevitably mess up my grandma’s stuffing, and as I write this, I realize it might not be the worst Thanksgiving ever because we still have each other. 6- I am grateful for anti-depressant medication. They were prescri...
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On Halloween Day in 1997, my wife Jessica was diagnosed with breast cancer. It wasn’t just one cancer, but a particularly rare, virulent and more often than not fatal combination of two different types of cancer. Her prescribed treatment would last nearly 8 months – surgery, then ...
Now with a Ramadan in quarantine, I’ve found it much easier to regulate the fasting by letting them sleep in. Most days my 10-year-old son wakes up for suhoor. Some days he eats after he wakes up, around 11 a.m., and then fasts for the remainder of the day. It's still chall...