#23: Water ripples

Write about it if you can. But mostly, look around.

Hi friends,

It’s been a long time. Thank you for sticking with me through this summer and my longer-than-anticipated absence. If you’re new here (or for those of you who’d like a little more context), my sister was diagnosed with a rare medical condition called Guillian-Barre Syndrome this past summer. The syndrome happens suddenly and makes it so that your entire body is temporarily paralyzed. It was a scary, all-hands-on-deck sort of situation with my husband and I throwing everything in the car and driving from LA to northern California to be with my family. For all of July, the world seemed to pause as our lives became an endless rotation of hospital visits, caretaking, meal trains, etc.

Photo by Emily Corley on Unsplash

My sister is—thankfully, miraculously—now back home and healing much quicker than expected. She has regained her mobility and is working with specialists to return to work and her regular routine (she’s the most talented hair stylist and the very best mother to two …