Hemmets Journal article – October 7, 2014

Hemmets Journal article – October 7, 2014

Published in Hemmets Journal magazine on October 7, 2014. By Johan Rystad. Translated from the original Swedish.  Reprinted with permission from Hemmets Journal. On my next visit to Sweden I’ll know the language   When Katie was a kid tossed on her...
We are the pioneers

We are the pioneers

Recently I met a number of people with CF who are just like me. They’re living active, full lives even though they have CF. I no longer feel alone, a statistical outlier, an aberration in the normal flow of things. When I found these people (rather, they found me) I...
Altitude Adjustment

Altitude Adjustment

My life has been a peculiar combination of stressful and sedentary the past couple of months.  A lot of traveling, which means a lot of sitting interspersed with short flurries of activity.  The “altitude adjustment” of getting up into the mountains feeds...
An FAQ about yoga and CF

An FAQ about yoga and CF

Several months ago I was asked to write about what my yoga practice looks like with my chronic disease, cystic fibrosis.  I’ve been pondering how best to express it and I think the most effective way to talk about it would be as an FAQ – with questions asked from...

Christmas comes but once a year

Announcing the inaugural Christmas season of the Seasons Caroling Co! Ever since I moved back to Gig Harbor, I’ve been pondering the idea of starting a company to offer seasonal music to our community, and this year the pieces came together to make it a reality....