Double Whammy

Double Whammy

ByMelony Brown

I’m briefly stepping outside my box of sharing the stories of courageous WOMEN who’ve overcome life’s tough challenges, because my father-in-law Wayne’s* story demonstrates the courage and strength to overcome not one, but two life-altering health conditions. Both occurring less than TEN months apart. Yes, I said TEN months. So, I can’t not tell his story! * His…

Party of One

Party of One

ByMelony Brown

Phobias. Fears. We all have them. Mine is snakes. Coming eyeball to eyeball with a shiny green one as a kid during an innocent game of hide-and-seek sealed it for me. My phobia – called opidiophobia – is mostly avoidable. But some phobias are not. Unfortunately, Niki’s is unavoidable. Some cringe at the idea of…