I grabbed the folder and handed it to Rachel. “I’ve been doing some writing. Here’s some of my stuff. If you’re inte ...

“You sound like you’ve had an interesting life,” the instructor said, giving me a look that was a cross between astonis ...

Only time would tell if I was crazy or a genius for choosing to do this surgery,

My rods were shaped one way and the airplane seat another, we just didn’t click… I shifted, moaned, popped pills, and ...

I was gently and not so gently woken and reminded that if I wanted to continue living, I had to make the effort ...

“You have a 100-degree curve — and 60 is considered critical. Miraculously, your internal organs are still intact, but we need to do surgery before it’s too late…”

Land of the free, home of the brave. As my options in Israel narrowed and died, America, the enjoyable summer setting, ...

How did I know I really had Marfan’s? Could it be I didn’t even own the suitcase of stuff I’d been carrying aroun ...

At 18, after a very positive heart scan, my parents decided to send me to seminary in Israel to fill the gaps in ...

So many decisions — regular life ones overlapping with the Marfan management ones. Seminary or college, try another heart ...