From the Caregiver's HAErt — Danita LaShelle Jones

While I’m sure there are more terrifying things to face on earth, I’m also sure my father couldn’t think of any as we picked up speed, careening backward down a steep hill. “Put the…

“Norm!” the bar occupants yell in unison. The long-running sitcom “Cheers” centered around a quaint bar in Boston and the regular patrons who frequented it. One of its tropes was the gleeful recognition of…

Of all the ways to wake up, my aching face in a pool of water ranked pretty low. Unfortunately, that wasn’t something I knew until it happened. After very extensive surgery to remove four…

The panic in my production headset had reached a frenzy. Seconds before my boss was to walk on stage in front of thousands of people, the mechanism that was supposed to display his slides…

At the sound of her name, the entire auditorium erupted. Seconds later, everyone, even the losers, were on their feet, with some crying tears of joy. The standing ovation lingered for almost two minutes,…

Despite a doctor suggesting the possibility, caregiver Danita LaShelle Jones wasn't ready for her daughter's hereditary angioedema diagnosis. It took time, but eventually she was able to accept their new reality.

“I’m a winner, and I’m special, and Jones don’t take no stuff. No stuff!” “Say it again!” I yelled rhythmically to our 5-year-old as I drove him to school. “I’m a winner,” he repeated,…

With 20 minutes until the appointment and an 18-minute drive, I’d run out of any wiggle room for anything that might delay me in getting the twins to the pediatrician on time. Although I…

If this wasn’t a Thanksgiving emergency, I didn’t know what was. After an ambitious shopping trip in 2008, I was face-to-face with a rather large raw turkey just out of the package. As a…

The ending of John Krasinski’s film “A Quiet Place” offers an incredible moment in suspense as the Abbott family find themselves staring death in the face. After Evelyn’s (played by Emily Blunt)…

“You smell that?” my husband, Paul, asked me. We had just arrived home and found it odd that the house wasn’t busy, especially with all the kids being there. Paul and I have two…

I yanked my glasses off dramatically and rubbed my eyes. Even though I couldn’t tell if I was frustrated or mentally exhausted, I realized I had an odd problem that needed addressing. After spending…