Marsha Dubrow

For this Elvis fan, it was Mother who loved tender Elvis Presley, the quintessential symbol of the generation gap, actually united Mother and me. This is no Elvis sighting story for the 30th anniversary of his death; it's an Elvis listening story. Mother's favorite music, aside from opera, was gospel, long before gospel was cool among Anglos in Houston where I grew up. Elv the Pelv was aired originally only on radio stations for black audiences because no white folks sang like that back then.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. If you, like so many of us, are seeking an antidote to Trump’s America, take heart and take refuge in Truth To Power: Writers Respond To The Rhetoric Of Hate And Fear, an anthology of searing nonfiction, fiction, and poetry.

Cancer treatment is absolutely exorbitant, especially when a patient needs to travel long-distance for life-saving care. But fortunately, many organizations help by offering free or deeply discounted travel and lodging for patients, and for loved ones accompanying them. Who knew? I didn’t — until I became a cancer patient myself, and decided to explore this. I found numerous charitable organizations that help with this. I’ve listed many below, with links to each website.