How Not to Fall by AmyTan

“Free Falling” by Alessandro Piras Last year, after fracturing my right wrist in a freak accident, one of my writing mentors sent me this practical and well written piece by the writer Amy Tan. I like to read it from time to time to remind myself about the many ways we need to take extra…

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Love in the time of Alzheimer’s

   I see them almost everyday in my building. We ride the elevator together and I always notice the kindness in her eyes. More often than not, she has a far away look that tells you she's physically there, but her mind is elsewhere. Sometimes she gives me a smile. I don't know if she'll…

Spotting depression — Is your child a suicide risk? 

Over the last couple of years, there have been one too many deaths by suicide, in high schools, colleges, and universities. Most of them in Metro Manila, but the larger cities in provinces outside of Manila have begun to show rising numbers as well. Take Cebu for example, it has the highest number of deaths…