survivor | JM Stebbins

I Want to Break Free

I found this NYT’s video opinion piece to be very thought provoking. I encourage you to watch it to think about what “quitting” means to...

The House That Built Me (Part I)

I want my book to first and foremost help people who are diagnosed with AE. I also want my book to have broad appeal and hopefully be...

That's How Your Love Makes Me Feel Inside

“Be thankful for stumbles, they prevent falls.” I saw that on a church’s marquee at the corner of a busy street. It was the day after it...

The Times They Are A-Changin'

To keep or not to keep? To do or not to do? Stay right here in this place or go somewhere new? My life feels like a Jeopardy board. But I...

Why Pt. 2

I once heard Hunter Pinke say that he doesn’t ask, “Why me?” rather he asks, “Why not me?” (If you don’t know Hunter’s story, Google him,...

Skyline Pigeon

My counselor recently asked me to start a gratefulness journal – to write down daily thankful thoughts. But since my diagnosis and...