Tag: family
Isolation Mania
UNITED STATES—There was something I learned while being isolated or quarantined (I really hate that word quarantine now) as a result of COVID-19. I...
Being A Host Is Stressful
UNITED STATES—The holidays can be stressful. Look, I just have to be blunt here because there is so much chaos that comes with the...
What A Thanksgiving People!
UNITED STATES—I had a great Thanksgiving 2021. In 2020, my family kept it very small because COVID-19 was simply out of control. This year...
The Thanksgiving Stress Begins
UNITED STATES—I honestly cannot believe it. Just two weeks ago we were celebrating Halloween, and in less than 2 weeks we will be celebrating...
What It Takes To Become A Family Nurse Practitioner
UNITED STATES—Advance Practice Registered Nurses have only been around since the 1980s. Their purpose? To help offset the shortage of junior doctors at the...
Putting Others Over Your Own Sanity
UNITED STATES—It has taken me some time, but I have come to the conclusion that I care too much about other people and as...
Man Brandishes And Threatens Person With Knife
HOLLYWOOD HILLS—On Tuesday, August 10, at approximately 4:14 p.m., officers with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) responded to North Saint Andrews Place and...
Seeing The Good In The Bad
UNITED STATES—I do not know what is going on, but I feel like the past 6 weeks of my life has been utter hell....
Family Infighting
UNITED STATES—I’ve said this before and I will say this again, family fights worse than anyone you can ever imagine. Blood has a way...
Devastating Family Blow
UNITED STATES—My family has been struck by the COVID-19 pandemic, but not like it was in the recent week. I lost my grandfather as...
Cancer Can Be A Scary Thing
UNITED STATES—My family was presented some devastating news last week when we discovered my step mom has breast cancer. I have dealt with cancer...
Pedestrians Struck In A Two-Vehicle Collision
WOODLAND HILLS—A two-vehicle collision led to one vehicle leaving the roadway, striking a family on the sidewalk in Woodland Hills on Sunday, December 27.
According...
So Long 2020, Hello 2021!
UNITED STATES—There are SO MANY people out there who CANNOT wait till 2020 is left in the past and we can usher in 2021....
SMC Distributed More Than 1,400 Thanksgiving Meals
SANTA MONICA—On Tuesday November 24, 2020, Santa Monica City teamed up with many (Boys and Girls Club, SMC Foundation, Community Corporation of Santa Monica,...
A Very Different Thanksgiving America
UNITED STATES—In less than a few days the biggest feast of the entire year will be upon us, Thanksgiving. Last week we chatted about...
PAL Raises Over $20,000 During Halloween
SANTA MONICA—On October 31, Santa Monica Police Activities League (PAL) safely celebrated Halloween at Memorial Park parking lot raising over $20,000 for PAL.
The event...
Mr. Jack O’Lanterns Pumpkin Patch Opens
WEST HOLLYWOOD—Mr. Jack O’Lanterns Pumpkin Patch, a family business which provides special Halloween items, will open on Saturday, October 3. This year, the business...
Burdened With So Much Stress!
UNITED STATES—Stress, oh, stress is such a part of everyone’s life and no matter how much I attempt to compartmentalize the stress I encounter...
Trying To Reduce Stress Levels
UNITED STATES—If there was something I’ve learned as I have gotten older it is stress is part of our lives. A vast majority of...
Family Bonding Time
UNITED STATES─If the coronavirus has taught us anything, it’s to be extremely appreciative of family. Being resigned to the house with family for weeks...




















