“I don’t want them to go. Seriously. I love them to death. But once they are gone, won’t it be kind of nice to have fewer complications, fewer interruptions?” These are the things you say before they go, before they’re gone. Up until the second it happens, their leaving is still theoretical, so it’s safe and easy … Read more
But I didn’t change my mind about kids One of the questions childfree people are most often accosted with is a two-parter: “What if you regret it? Aren’t you afraid of dying alone?” It took a drastic event for me to give that question serious thought. The answer didn’t change, but my understanding of both … Read more
Originally published in the Journal Inquirer Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 By Kristen J. Tsetsi After Lauren Maston, 33, received her heart transplant at 29, a letter from the donor’s mother helped send her into a deep depression. She was already in a vulnerable state. She’d learned years before, after a heart valve operation to repair … Read more
