The Mend
Snags, Tangles, and Why Drains Are Everyone’s L...
If you’ve ever screamed in pain and rage after catching your surgical drain on a door handle… you’re in good company. In fact, we’d argue that post-op drains are the...
Snags, Tangles, and Why Drains Are Everyone’s L...
If you’ve ever screamed in pain and rage after catching your surgical drain on a door handle… you’re in good company. In fact, we’d argue that post-op drains are the...
The Trick to a Good Meal Train? Doing It.
You don't have to be fancy or precious about setting up a meal train for someone recovering from a mastectomy or other serious surgery. The most important thing is just...
The Trick to a Good Meal Train? Doing It.
You don't have to be fancy or precious about setting up a meal train for someone recovering from a mastectomy or other serious surgery. The most important thing is just...
Want to Help Your Friend? Just. Be. Normal.
Cancer doesn’t erase someone’s personality. It doesn’t mean they stop caring about the "tea" at work, the ridiculous thing you said at the check-out line or whatever else they were...
Want to Help Your Friend? Just. Be. Normal.
Cancer doesn’t erase someone’s personality. It doesn’t mean they stop caring about the "tea" at work, the ridiculous thing you said at the check-out line or whatever else they were...
Love Quietly: Support Without Expecting a Thank...
When someone you love is dealing with breast cancer, it's natural to want to help—and also natural to hope for a thank you. But sometimes, the most meaningful support is...
Love Quietly: Support Without Expecting a Thank...
When someone you love is dealing with breast cancer, it's natural to want to help—and also natural to hope for a thank you. But sometimes, the most meaningful support is...
Why "Let Me Know if I Can Help" is a Waste of Air
Louis CK has a brilliant piece about giving himself credit for things he thinks of doing that would be the kind of thing a nice person would do, without actually doing them....
Why "Let Me Know if I Can Help" is a Waste of Air
Louis CK has a brilliant piece about giving himself credit for things he thinks of doing that would be the kind of thing a nice person would do, without actually doing them....
Welcome to The Mend
Skip the sugar. Here's the grit. The Mend is where we get real — about surgical drains, startup stress, scar tape, sudden diagnoses, and figuring it out as we go....
Welcome to The Mend
Skip the sugar. Here's the grit. The Mend is where we get real — about surgical drains, startup stress, scar tape, sudden diagnoses, and figuring it out as we go....