I didn’t start wearing glasses until I was in college. One day I went to renew my driver’s license and was horrified to find out that I failed the eye exam. As a child I didn’t have any problems with my eyesight, but it slowly deteriorated after many years in front of books and computer screens. …
Like a lot of people, I’ve watched too many friends, family members, and acquaintances deal with cancer. Breast cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, Hodgkin’s, leukemia. Most have won their battles for now, suffering bravely through treatment — chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, or all of the above — and have become survivors. But sadly, others have not. Despite …