I don't think I'm unusual in that, in my 20s, like many people, I felt invincible.

Every day I have many choices to make about who I want to be.

I think it's the human spirit inside of all of us that has an enormous capacity to survive.

In my version of paradise, the air was always cold and the rivers ran with candy.

Friendships that don't fit my life anymore have faded away, and new ones have come in.

Contemplating Christmas when you are isolated and far from home brings its own unique pain.

I have watched lives change. I have seen women gain confidence.