Turning Trauma Into Triumph: "My Stroke in the Fast Lane"

It was one of life's most terrifying moments: having a stroke while driving 65 mph on an interstate highway. My mother took the wheel like a Hollywood stunt double, and my road back to walking, talking, and swallowing had a story I needed to share.

Many thanks to LifeTime Fitness for hosting a wonderful luncheon and book talk for My Stroke in the Fast Lane. Attendees heard how I turned trauma into triumph.

Stroke survivors never quit!

A Wild Group of 3rd Graders Get Tamed!

My friend and fellow writer, M.L., and I are teaching an after-school memoir writing class to a group of third graders.

The first class was like rounding up wild kittens. The second class, we actually got them to focus and WRITE!!!

         

 

WESTCHESTER PHYSICAN Review of "My Stroke in the Fast Lane"

 

Announcing the arrival of Baby Fiadh George Brodnick!!

 

Fiadh George Brodnick

Her name, Fiadh, is pronounced "Fia", and "George" is after my mother's brother, who died in World War II. (Betty would have been thrilled to know her brother's name lives on.) Big Brother Bowie is IN LOVE with his baby sister. 

Born October 28 and weighing in at 5 pounds 15 ounces, her mom says, "Destined to be [my] excuse to throw elaborate Halloween/bday parties forever more."  

We are so incredibly blessed to have Fiadh George here.

Mini-Vows: My dear friend Wanda Urbanska marries the love of her life

An inspirational true love story featuring Wanda and David. Read on . . .

MINI-VOWS

Four Decades Later, They Felt Like ‘We Had Never Lost Touch’

Wanda Urbanska and David Chaffetz met at Harvard in 1977 and were instantly attracted to each other. They reconnected during the pandemic.