FUN to talk with #Filmmaker , Joseph Stephans, for the Golden Valley project—documenting #stories of hailing from a tight-knit #school community. Revisiting that setting from an adult lens, with a dear friend? Well, the memory confetti flew! 😍#storiesmatter #incurableoptimist

Delighted to join Kristin Locketz, MayKao Hang and @UofStThomas Morrison Family College of Health at this table with amazing thought leaders on #healthcare in our community! #healthforall #makingitbetter #changehappens #incurableoptimist

Big thanks to the #students at the Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing for being such an engaged and bright audience today for @BernadeiaJ and me! Happy to share our #health stories and work with the @nkf to further #healthequity in #kidneycare. #kidneyhealth 😍

Such a delightful morning with @AJHilton_News and @heatherbrown21 on @WCCO to discuss #kidneyhealth, #livingdonor and #organdonation #heroes, #innovation, and my book Incurable Optimist for #NationalKidneyMonth! Cheers, all! 🥰 lnkd.in/gPYYnw3J

Delightful to join @FOX9GoodDay to talk about #nationalkidneymonth and the #innovations underway at MN's Miromatrix. As the MN @nkf board chair and @LifeSourceMNDAK ambassador, I can't talk about this enough! #organtransplant #Awareness. Hope on the horizon! #KidneyHealth

Cheers to the jolly #aphersis @MHealthFairview #nurses! This crew made my recent sunny ☀️ travel possible! Last year, 3x a week treatments made travel hard but their #healthcare made me better. #Thankful to the #heroes that make this life good! #nationalkidneymonth #kidneyhealth

So delightful to speak with Dr. Russell Thackeray on his #podcast, Resilience Unravelled, about my #book Incurable Optimist. Lovely to share how #grateful I am for the power of #peoplehelpingpeople. Listen here: player.captivate.fm/.../6185… #author #hopeandhealing #movingforward

Thank you for this #bookaward for Incurable Optimist, Maincrest Media! Being that March is #nationalkidneymonth, it’s an apt time to provide hope to #kidneypatients and share a story of #hope and #joy. #memoir #author #movingforward

I love how @GabbyBookAwards described Incurable Optimist as revealing the power of human connection. I've had a front row seat to the best of humanity, the power of people helping people, #hope, and #kindness in action, how could I not be steeped in #gratitude? #THANKYOUSOMUCH

I’m honored by this recognition and award in the category of #inspiration! Thank you @GabbyBookAwards! I’ll see you at the #awardsceremony! #memoir #bookaward #hope #kidneyhealth #giftoflife #author @shewritespress

Delighted that Incurable Optimist was recognized the winner of the 2025 Independent Press Award in the category of #inspiration. Thank you @GabbyBookAwards! Looking forward to the #bookaward ceremony in May! @shewritespress #memoir #AuthorsOfTwitter #findingjoy #authorfun

What a joy to speak with Dr. Russell Thackeray on his Resilience Unravelled podcast! We were two peas in a pod, believing #hope is the engine to move us forward. Loved every minute. I'll let you know when it airs! 😊 #incurableoptimist #findingjoy #podcast #resilience #author

The highlight of my week! Being in the audience of the @JasonShowTV -- big treat! Not only because the show is a high energy blast, but my dearest podcaster friends from the Pop Culture Preservation Society were amazing! Big joy fest and a reminder, DO STUFF! it's never too late!

Big thanks to my friend @BernadeiaJ for the insightful and nuanced feedback on my #novel, Holding on to Summer. Your insights, so helpful!!! I'm #gratefulforyou! #HealthEquity #hope #resilience #storiesmatter #transplantation #movingforward #goforit #lifeisgood

How lovely to kick off 2025 as a guest on Carol Graham's Never Give Up Hope #podcast. @BatteredHope shares stories about ordinary people moving forward with extraordinary #hope. What a treat to discuss Incurable Optimist and finding #joy! neverevergiveuphopenet.blogs…

What a joy to talk to Lori Hartwell on her #podcast. I admire her and all she’s done to shift pain into purpose and make a difference with her determination, ambition, and grit. Such a delight! #author #memoir #Advocacy #giveback

Hi everybody! Happy to share my newest essay in She's Got Issues about how to confidently support your #friends through difficult times. I hope these suggestions make it less awkward for you to be you. Happy Friday! shesgotissues.com/post/how-t… #writer #author #hopeandhealing

Do you ever feel unsure about what to say to a friend or family member when they are dealing with illness? Understandable. But saying something can be better than nothing. Delighted my essay about this topic is featured in @NextAvenue. #author #memoir nextavenue.org/is-it-better-…

Delighted to receive this recognition from @bookexcellence for Incurable Optimist! 🩵💛🩵