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In May of 2012, our oldest son returned from college for his summer break. One afternoon, he decided to watch a couple…

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I’m a 35-year old artist who lives and works in Cincinnati. In August of 2015, I was diagnosed with crippling rheumatoid arthritis,…

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On any night between the years of 2003 and 2011, you would have found me bunkered down in a random New Jersey…

For most of my life, I was a real meat lover. I loved bacon cheeseburgers and had a meat-laden diet which took…

I grew up in a small town just outside East London in the early 1970s. My family was a mix of English…

My father passed away from cancer at the young age of 53. It happened ten days after I graduated from college, and…

When I was 16 years old, my doctor told me I had six months left to live. I was diagnosed with systemic…

My early childhood memories include vivid memories of food: the smell and sizzle of bologna on a hot skillet, the oozy cheesiness…