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My grief shoes

Flat feet and hospital floors don’t mesh. When I moved into the hospital after Ramón’s cardiac arrest in spring of 2020, my flat feet...

Apr 7, 20232 min read

One step at a time

“Here,” an ICU nurse said as she handed me Ramón’s Fitbit. He’d just been situated in the ICU after his cardiac arrest. While they were...

Aug 16, 20222 min read

Down here on earth

I cut my left hand this morning. It was nothing serious, but it warranted the use of antiseptic spray. As I got the bottle out of the...

Jun 7, 20221 min read

Taking it in stride

Yesterday Ramón completed a half-marathon that he’s been training for since his counts recovered following his last round of chemo....

Feb 10, 20202 min read

Run Ramón run

A few weeks before Ramón was diagnosed with cancer, he participated in a relay race with a group of friends. The term “relay race” sounds...

Jan 25, 20202 min read

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My name is Drew Dotson, and my life has been anything but perfect, yet it's still perfectly beautiful. After growing up with a genetic disease, cystic fibrosis, I was blessed to meet an amazing man who loved me without bounds. Then he died.

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