hayley cagan kamis
Peaceful Coexistence in the Greatest Pain?
Dear Dr. X, What a nice surprise it was to bump into you today outside of the hospital, neither one of us a patient or an employee. As...
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hayley cagan kamis
- Jul 19, 2021
- 2 min
Silver Linings are in the Eyes of the Beholder
I’m typically a silver-linings kind of girl. In the midst of challenges and most definitely in retrospect, I look for the gifts, lessons...
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hayley cagan kamis
- May 27, 2021
- 0 min
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hayley cagan kamis
- May 13, 2021
- 4 min
I'm Here
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi4C6GncmQ4 So, here I am, where I often find myself: at home, alone with my pup, awake too late...
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hayley cagan kamis
- May 1, 2021
- 1 min
Thirty days, Thirty poems: Part Deux
National Poetry Month #NaPoWriMo #NaPoWriMo2021 What a month! For the last thirty days of April, and in celebration of NATIONAL POETRY...
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hayley cagan kamis
- Apr 21, 2021
- 7 min
Sometimes Life has Other Plans
I’m a collector of quotes and always have been. As a high school student, I kept a notebook of narratives I found interesting and...
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hayley cagan kamis
- Apr 16, 2021
- 2 min
NaPoWriMo: Challenge Accepted
April is National Poetry Month, or so say my favorite family on the West Coast. I've chosen to accept a challenge from these fantabulous...
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hayley cagan kamis
- Jan 31, 2021
- 5 min
It's an Interesting Day in the Neighborhood
Inspired by a Facebook image that perfectly encapsulates some very special people and poignant times in my life, I hereby present a...
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hayley cagan kamis
- Oct 1, 2020
- 3 min
It takes only a moment to be human, i.e., kind.
This past weekend, a person I love dearly was in trouble…real trouble. Alone and far from home, after midnight, with a work task...
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hayley cagan kamis
- Aug 26, 2020
- 2 min
Save the Drama
I wear a mask to protect you, you wear a mask to protect me. Everyone is tired. I get it, I'm tired too. It's hot, sweaty and...
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hayley cagan kamis
- Mar 1, 2020
- 6 min
If You Give a Kid a Jellybean...
A somewhat exaggerated parental account From an early age, I understood that life is easier when you follow rules. Follow the rules and...
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hayley cagan kamis
- Sep 7, 2019
- 7 min
A Mother's Annual Letter to New School Teachers
by Hayley Cagan Kamis, MA, CCC-SLP, RM/T, M.O.M. Originally published in 2011, Autism Spectrum News, 4(2), 20-34. After seven years of...
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hayley cagan kamis
- Sep 7, 2019
- 3 min
"Complementary & alternative therapies: providing support to patients and families
Originally published in FLAME, 2008 The Center for Hope has now expanded its provision of holistic services to include complementary and...
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hayley cagan kamis
- Jun 30, 2019
- 4 min
L'Dor V'Dor: Movie magic from generation to generation
I've always loved movies and television. My dad enjoyed films in a very intellectual way, although I clearly remember his hysterical...
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hayley cagan kamis
- May 17, 2019
- 2 min
Hopes and Prayers and So Much More
Every Friday I try to write a message of hope, insight, love, gratitude – something positive upon which to reflect during one’s...
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hayley cagan kamis
- Apr 23, 2019
- 3 min
Real person, real-time, really necessary.
Hi there. My name is Hayley, and I’m a live person typing on my computer in real time. Crazy, right? I promise I won’t call and pretend...
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hayley cagan kamis
- Feb 11, 2019
- 6 min
The Interest Is Worth More than the Principal
I am a matriarch. As the first female born to my father’s family in 50 years, my birth set in motion the passing of traditions and values...
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hayley cagan kamis
- Jan 23, 2019
- 1 min
George with a G
Today my friend George tenderly floated on a whisper of tranquility and returned home. No pomp. No circumstance. All humility and grace....
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hayley cagan kamis
- Oct 5, 2018
- 3 min
Could've Done Better
Based on a true story...more true than I choose to accept... Dear University Staff, I’m following up on a conversation with Dr. So-and-So...
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hayley cagan kamis
- Oct 5, 2018
- 8 min
Moving Beyond Sepsis
Based on the original article published in "Faces of Sepsis" for Sepsis Alliance On a Monday in Boston, I mentioned to my sister and my...
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