by Michael Parise | Jul 17, 2013
Like a dysfunctional lover, depression has barged into and out of my life repeatedly. It was a most often situational rather than chronic, usually occasioned by some incident that pushed me beyond my limits. My depression expressed itself as anger, righteous...
by Michael Parise | Jun 2, 2012
In 2007 I had an acoustic neuroma removed from my right skull. This is a benign tumor of the insulating cells of the balance nerve. It occurs quite often and can strike anyone at almost any age. It grows slowly, but can cause a lot of long-term damage, affecting...