It had been five years. She sat in the chair, legs tucked up beneath her shivering body, unable to shake the chill that overwhelmed the room that morning. Her mug of tea cradled between her hands, she related the story of loss and betrayal. Of course, she did not...
“Please pray for me; I struggle again with symptoms of burnout….” I listened as my husband shared his heart with our team. I sat, staring at him unemotionally, with my thoughts caught up in my own struggle with this situation. How did we again get to this point? I...
Strained Relationships between Healthy Cross-Cultural Workers and Those Who Struggle with Chronic Illness “Hey! How are you?” It was a generic question, so of course I did not answer that I was not feeling well. I certainly was not going to mention that my fifty-three symptoms were getting worse;...
Dana’s* feet hit the floor about 6:30 AM at the sound of the youngest child waking with a wail, and there is no break from that moment on. The day is filled with caring for small children, dealing with heat and humidity, trying to keep the apartment clean, shopping...
