A few weeks ago, I took my mom shopping for a refrigerator to replace the one that had been in the kitchen since the Nixon administration. Pleasantries with the salesman took a more somber turn when he revealed that his wife has breast cancer and is seeking to heal herself solely through the power of prayer.
My mom listened attentively,...
Adapted from the new book “My Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks” ($15, Parenthascancer.com) by Washington Post Express columnist Marc Silver and his daughter Maya Silver:
Before soccer became a career for James Riley, a new addition to the D.C. United squad, the sport was his saving grace.
When he was a freshman...
A tea timeout is my favorite way to de-stress a day. It feels so civilized to relax with a warm cup of jasmine-scented green tea or perhaps the traditional English treat, black tea with milk — “white,” as they say. Still, with all the myths we hear about nutrition, I’ve always wondered: Is tea as healthful as many people believe?
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“Pale Girl Speaks: A Year Uncovered” (Seal Press) follows the life of Hillary Fogelson, a 20-something blogger and a fair-skinned sun worshiper in Los Angeles who gets skin cancer.
The book is Fogelson’s memoir of a year of battling malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of cancer in women ages 25 to 30. It’s a terrifying battle, but...
For more than 30 years, Gretchen Feldman got up first thing in the morning, walked into her art studio and sat at a blank canvas. She was meticulous and inventive, sometimes using American Express and hotel key cards to apply her strokes.
Over a lifetime, she produced thousands of paintings, mostly robust watercolors, of rural landscapes...
