Wings

Once, l was saddened by the death of my friend; Chief Petty Officer Maurice Tuck. This for me was unusual, because my military job taught me to control my emotions. Death in the military is inevitable, but the mission must continue. When I expressed my sadness, my good friend Will Johnson tried to console me by saying,…

There is a greatness in all of us. I will start sharing stories of wonderful people who “Refuse 2B Feeble. These are Meghan Childs words: Last year after you challenged us to do better, and raise our grades, inspired me to continue challenging myself, and by the end of the year, I had high honors….

During my first transplant, I became ill and was admitted to the hospital. The R5 floor was where all transplant and kidney patients stayed. One morning, a nurse entered my room looking concerned. She told me that, due to HIPAA regulations, she couldn’t reveal details about a patient named “John” in room 534, who had…

Once I spoke at my daughters elementary school. While speaking to the class about my dealings with dialysis and a transplant, one girl (who lived across from her grandparents) asked me a question. “Was your sickness hereditary?” I looked puzzled as to why a 12 year old would ask me this. She continued tearfully “…

Lead Singer, Model, Actress ~ Taylor Momsen who trains under the direction of Will Smith’s Better U.