An Atlanta-area woman alleges that she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and underwent an unneeded hysterectomy because of a labeling error. Cassandra Barksdale and her attorneys filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kaiser Permanente alleging the mix-up led to the surgery and months of physical and emotional pain. According to the lawsuit, another patient’s tissue sample
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sia and Mikael Lilja, who moved from Sweden to Japan, where they bought and are restoring an old house. It’s been edited for length and clarity. We’ve been together for 12 years and married for the last 4. In 2020, we bought a piece of land
I got married in April of 2000 after living with my now-ex-husband for several years. At the time, I made a good living from my job in advertising, and like many of my colleagues, I’d been doing freelance work on the side for years. In 2001, my husband and I became proud homeowners, one of
As a 48-year-old single mother working full-time and raising two teenagers in Seattle, one of the most expensive cities in the United States, I was exhausted. I had recently represented myself in a protracted divorce and custody case, was struggling to make a living as a freelance communications consultant, and was constantly worrying about how
I don’t spend much time with anyone over 50, besides my parents. As someone in my early 30s, I find myself interacting primarily with people in a similar stage of life: completing graduate degrees, building careers, and discovering adulthood. I also usually take my trips alone and connect with other travelers my age while exploring.
My son was 11 years old when he volunteered to be the boy soloist at the school Christmas concert. Nobody else would do it. That alone made me proud. He was standing there looking like a young Aled Jones, and he was magnificent. The school hall was full. Other parents leaned forward in their plastic
