Today I celebrated my sixth year with type one diabetes and reflected on the years that came before.

In this post I share what I have learned about and my perspective on measures to deliberately end life.

While in Belgium, I'm a volunteer family photographer following the death of their baby. Read about my thoughts and experience on this work.

I share a bit about my experience and observations from my time in Kuwait and how I view them in the context of my year so far.

In my 3rd reflection post on Senegal, I write about my chance to volunteer on a medical campaign and my relationship with faith right now.

In part 2 of reflecting on my time in Senegal, I write about experiences with loss, providing grief support, and the role of faith.

I've spent 2 months with the pediatric psycho-oncology team in Senegal. In part 1 reflecting on this, I write about souvenirs and support.

I've spent five weeks with Fundación Para La Infancia Ronald McDonald! See about what I've done and what I've learned from families. (Pt1)

Through conversations, exploration, and observation I've discovered a handful of important themes for families dealing with illness and loss

Themes of conversations in Hamilton, NZ - burdens of caregiving, useful supports, needed shared connections, listening to the child's voice

I reflect on some preliminary observations I have made regarding the differences in the healthcare systems in the US and in New Zealand.