When you look at this photo, what do you see? The other day a photo memory popped up in my Facebook feed. What you see: My husband Tim and I standing and smiling against a brilliant blue sky, flag waving in the background, a breeze gently ruffling our hair. What you don’t see: A few days before, I had been diagnosed with Chordoma , an ultra-rare bone cancer, and was just a few weeks out from a complex surgery to remove the tumor, along with my ta ilbone, the adjoining 2.5  ve

Santa came through our neighborhood on his firetruck, a highly anticipated annual event sponsored by our local fire department. Santa had an App this year and Tim tracked him on his phone as the little red dot made its ways through the cul de sacs and squares that represented our surrounding neighborhoods. We heard the sirens in the distance growing closer, then fading into the night again, then rounding the corner, until we could finally see the flashing lights.   “He’s comi