In a January blog, influenced by two recent books—The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan and What to Eat by Marian Nestle—I concluded that I might change the way I eat. Well, I did. At first I simply cut down on red meat and poultry, but about a month ago, after I happened upon Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian at my public library,... Read more
I was the one who suggested that my book club take in Lunafest last week at our beautifully restored Bay City State Theatre. All I knew of the eight short films on the program was that they were directed by women. So after a convivial dinner in front of a warm fire in a nearby restaurant, four of us settled in our padded seats and... Read more
Am I the only breast cancer survivor who shudders at the idea of additives in her food? Even the general public is becoming concerned, evidenced by the startling variety of organic alternatives recently stocked by most of my middle-American town supermarkets. Whole wheat organic pastas? No-pesticide tangerines? Hormone- and antibiotic-free... Read more
I’m an independent cuss, bordering on reclusive, and one of my life’s challenges has been learning to ask for help. Asking someone to do something for me feels so intrusive that I have permanent tendonitis because fifteen years and fifty ominous-looking black screws ago I wouldn’t call a neighbor to borrow his power screwdriver. I recently... Read more
Something I’ve dreaded has happened to me at last—lymphedema, that swelled-up hand and arm that can happen on the surgery side any time after someone’s had lymph nodes removed from under her arm. My doctors pretty much dismissed my lymphedema concerns two and a half years ago, when I had my breast cancer surgery and radiation therapies. But,... Read more
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