March 2009

Barbie At 50, Still A Rolemodel

Don’t underestimate the reach of the Internet, ever. Barbie Googles, it seems, and she is not happy! With me!!

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MidLife Sex and HIV/AIDS

And now, of course, we’re all midlife women, well past the gallivanting stage. So we’re still safe–right? Not so fast.

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When The Diagnosis is Autism: What You Can Do

This week, my friend’s grandson received a formal, medical diagnosis of autism. This news brought a flood of memories of me as a confused, terrified and angry mother of another three-year old boy with autism.

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Midlife: When The Freedom To Choose Can Be Frightening

Last night, for the first time in almost 20 years, I finally felt like I owned my life. It was a simple night. Made some angel hair pasta with diced tomatoes, garlic, onion, garlic bread….And suddenly, I realized that this is truly the beginning of my life. MY life. I could do whatever I wanted – which turned out to be doing nothing at all, really.

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Natasha Richardson, TBI and thinking about death

I don’t want to write about her–but I can’t not, because my mind won’t go anywhere else. Since word of her skiing accident first came in, I can’t not–think about her, that is, in one way or another. Until the actual announcement of her death late Wednesday, I was traveling the road with her in […]

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