Sensationalism and Fear

There’s a lot of talk in the world about the media and how they sensationalize stories to invoke greater emotion, be it fear or joy (but mostly fear). I think overall as a society we’re all to jumping on the bandwagon. Case in point, a friend posted a link...

Dying with Dignity

Brittany Maynard passed away this week and it’s certainly opened up a great deal of debate about dying with dignity. I didn’t know her, I hadn’t even heard her story before yesterday (I don’t watch the news). Brittany was diagnosed with a glioblastoma in January of...

Magic Pill? I Think I’ll Pass

I had envisioned sort of “easing into” my new blog with some lighter posts, but it seems that hasn’t been working so well (see lack of posts since November)… So, grab your swimsuit, we’re diving right in! As we get to know each other...