JKS - Writer and Maker

After One Year, Life Without Oscar is Unimaginable

Oscar decided to join our family one year ago this month. I can’t believe a year has already...

I love looking at old photos, and this is one I’ve seen many times. It remains in my...

NET cancer — or neuroendocrine tumor cancer — isn’t well known. It isn’t branded by the color pink...

It’s Saturday morning, and we’re out and about at our local Farmer’s Market! Oscar is outfitted in his...

Below is just a little story about my Bachan’s (grandmother’s) “famous-in-our-family” super secret teriyaki sauce recipe. One sunny...

When I first started working in the biopharmaceutical industry, recruiting patients into clinical trials was difficult. I remember...

“No capes!” Proclaims fashion guru Edna Mode in the film, The Incredibles. “Yes to capes!” I say, even...

Medical writers in the biopharmaceutical industry write and edit regulatory documents that support the development and approval of...

In support of World Hypoparathyroidism Awareness Day 2020, I worked with a biopharmaceutical client and the HypoPARAthyroidism Association...

For this article, I had the honor of interviewing two distinguished women scientists whose innovative ideas, tenacity, and...

Princess Diana wore so many iconic looks, but one of her most beloved – and one of my...

An unwelcome visitor knocked at our door six years ago this month. Despite our protestations, the visitor chose...

Oscar trotted into our lives last November. The local shelter contacted us to see if we could foster...

Back in my 20s, just a year or so out of school, I found that I already needed...

Before 2016, Mark and I had never heard of Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET) or NET cancer. Not surprising, as...