And I know I'm not alone in this healing game. Seems a smidge easier when you know people that went through the same thing.. feel the same way, and still have a lot of processing to do too. ❤️‍🩹 I see you, hear you, and stand beside you. Sending ❤️‍🩹 from Detroit.

Ride of color...

This morning..

Pretty skies tonight over high school Homecoming game.

Let Michigan Vote on the Detroit Tigers' Stadium Name - Sign the Petition! c.org/SCxmFPq2T8

#Detroit morning sunrise. Spectacular this morning. 🫶🏻😊❤️

Sixty-nine years ago today, Elizabeth Eckford was 15 years old and simply trying to go to school. This image is painful to look at, but necessary to remember. What I see is not only hatred. I see courage, dignity, and the strength to keep moving when the world around you is trying to push you back. Progress is never guaranteed. Rights can be challenged. History can be distorted. And generations can become comfortable with injustices they did not personally create. That is why courage still matters. Honor Elizabeth Eckford. Honor the Little Rock Nine. And let their example remind us that human dignity must always be defended. #ElizabethEckford #LittleRockNine

Please have this conversation with any children in your life before they start back to school

If you know you know..🎢🎢🎢

LET'S GO @tigers !!!!!! 🧡⚾️🐯💙🔥

One step at a time... Remember to be kind to yourself and give yourself grace. You ARE doing a good job. ❤️❤️❤️

Full piece here: theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

It was a great pleasure to contribute to this Guardian “The Experts” piece on what death can teach us about how to live. I’m not sure anyone can ever truly be an expert on mortality, but here are my personal top 4 lessons, distilled from everything my patients have taught me as palliative care doctor: 1. Prioritise people, not things “As you approach the end of life, all the irrelevant stuff is stripped away. No one cares about how much power they had, how big their house is, how fancy their car is, how much status they had at work. What they care about is the people they love. The way to live a life that is rich and deeply fulfilling is to build human connections. That matters more than anything else.” 2. Don’t worry about signs of ageing “The wrinkles, grey hairs & menopausal body I now possess are all things that society wants us to feel distressed about - because they want to make money selling products to try to fix our distress. All of those stigmas associated with ageing are a blessing and a privilege to have. Anybody who is old enough to feel anxious about those things should be saying: ‘I am so lucky. I have lived long enough to creak when I get out of bed in the morning.’” 3. Connect with other living things “The richness of life comes from our relations with other living creatures, human & non-human. It could be animals or birds or plants, but it is living connections with the wider world that give life meaning. The more you can pour yourself into those connections, the more likely you are to have a deep sense of contentment & happiness.” 4. Try to stay healthy – but don’t let that limit your life “We try to stay healthy so we can function as well as we can for as long as we can. But ascetic lives are pretty hard and constrained. That is the opposite of life. Life is something to savour. So, don’t beat yourself up for things that are often construed as minor sins of living, like eating delicious food & drinking beautiful wine. We are sensual creatures & celebrating that is part of living life richly. Health means enjoying life, not just living it for as long as possible.”

Hey there my lovelies, hoping that this month has been super kind to you all, and these last few days of the month are really amazing! 🤗💖💕✨

Excited to spend my Bday at the game today! Excited to attend another record breaking game! Thrilled to be going w/ 30 friends, family & half of my son's 12U Dearborn Lightning team. A great way to spend the afternoon, w/ a bunch of people who 🧡 going to a game as much as I do!

A message for you and for me: Better days are ahead, my friends. It may not be today, or even tomorrow, It may not even be this year. You will find that sunshine once again. Have patience. Be kind, and give yourself grace.

This is a huge win for the ALS community! Thank you, thank you, thank you!