A cascade of crisis
This remarkable journey that my husband, Allyen, our kids and I are all on together has taught me some important lessons already. One is that just like home remodeling snowballs into something bigger (e.g., repair the toilet becomes...
Alice in Wonderland goes medical
...One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small... I feel a little like Alice in Wonderland. Only Wonderland isn't wonderful. Some moments I feel large and in charge: making decisions; feeling well organized and on top of things; learning and understanding...
Survival techniques
In the first 36 hours after Allyen, my husband, collapsed – during which time he was being artificially cooled and rewarmed – I talked with one of the doctors about what someone in an induced coma experiences. The doctor, who Allyen credits with his survival, told...
Feb. 3 hiking on the hogback
The last great photo of us together before his embolism.
Start to a new journey
So begins my cathartic journey. I’ll start at the beginning. He was turning purple. Gurgling rather than actually breathing. Movement and voice came to me instinctively, not with the strategic thought I counsel clients to take. I was talking to the 911 operator at...
Let’s break down David Murray’s IABC town hall commentary, shall we?
I was there, at Leadership Institute. And I am not on the international board right now. I am not just a long-time member, but a very, very long-time volunteer. Which is frankly more than I can say about many of the individuals writing snarky missives about IABC. Even...
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