After being diagnosed with pulmonary sarcoidosis, I became a pro at protecting my lungs. Or so I thought. Even now,…
Articles by Athena Merritt
I went to bed in the fourth quarter of “Monday Night Football” with my brother Antony’s words haunting me.
People are always surprised to hear that I travel from Pennsylvania to Ohio for medical appointments. Whether it’s an hour-long…
Day is breaking and my uncertainty unfolds. If I’m lucky, I’ll silence it with a productive morning. If I struggle,…
When my family was caring for me, they got to witness my many endeavors at self-improvement. So, they won’t be…
It may be odd to loathe an inanimate object, but I do. I didn’t always. The first newsroom I entered…
With 8 a.m. closing in on a weekday, diners had already filled tables set up in a parking lot on…
In May, I read about a poll of 2,000 Americans who reported using excuses an average of six times…
If your supermarket routine is like mine, you zip in and out of stores without doing a lot of leisurely…
I used to enjoy grocery shopping. The retail circulars that hit my mailbox on Fridays meant a crack at new…