Getting on a plane is hard for me, but I do it, because travel is vital to me.
In my version of paradise, the air was always cold and the rivers ran with candy.
I don't think I'm unusual in that, in my 20s, like many people, I felt invincible.
Forgiving is not an easy thing to do.
Christmas was the one time of year when my brothers surfaced at home, when my parents and grandparents congregated to eat my mother's roast turkey.
The road to recovery will not always be easy, but I will take it one day at a time, focusing on the moments I've dreamed about for so long.