by Patti Stedman | Jul 18, 2021 | Patti's Blog
It was a few months ago, sitting in bed over coffee — right in the thick of so much change that it felt a bit like living in the eye of a hurricane — that I mentioned this study to Tom about the Holmes Rahe Stressor Scale. I was laughing. Holmes-Rahe Life...
by Patti Stedman | May 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
From Sam through Patti… I have breast cancer. There, I said it. I never thought something like this would ever happen to me. I eat mostly healthy, I exercise, I don’t smoke, and I have a social drink. I’ve never really had any health issues my whole life...
by Patti Stedman | Apr 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
I don’t think I remember exactly when or where I met Sam. Sixteen or seventeen years ago? Is it possible it was that long ago? It was at an endurance ride, of that I’m sure. She reminded me of my mom, my birth mom, long gone, but whenever I meet a...
by Patti Stedman | Oct 1, 2018 | Patti's Blog
Letter sent this morning to AERC Board of Directors. [Edited to add: Written, not by me, but a group of concerned members.] If you are a member and you agree with the sentiments in this letter and the members who signed it, it is not enough to hit “like”...
by Patti Stedman | Mar 3, 2018 | Patti's Blog
(Feature photo by Tre Wheway.) I’m not talking about the fifty-mile distance, I’m talking about the half-century mark of longevity, the hallmark birthday when the AARP begins to send you postcards, the age at which (I read and now believe, based on a...
