Close Calls and Narrow Escapes

Chronic Illness

How I Survived a Rare Autoimmune Disease

Judith M. Ford MSW, MFA on September 18, 2024

A Personal Perspective: Undiagnosed illnesses require persistence and courage.

A Personal Perspective: Undiagnosed illnesses require persistence and courage.

Personal Perspectives

How My Motorcycle Crash Improved My Life

Judith M. Ford MSW, MFA on June 7, 2024

My motorcycle crash affected more than just me when help came from unexpected places.

My motorcycle crash affected more than just me when help came from unexpected places.

Personal Perspectives

Surviving Date Rape

Judith M. Ford MSW, MFA on January 25, 2024

A Personal Perspective: Reclaiming our violated bodies.

A Personal Perspective: Reclaiming our violated bodies.

Gratitude

When There's a Problem, You Can Count on Neighbors

Judith M. Ford MSW, MFA on November 6, 2023

A Personal Perspective: The rabid raccoon and Atticus Finch.

A Personal Perspective: The rabid raccoon and Atticus Finch.

Gratitude

Lightning Can Change a Life in Many Ways

Judith M. Ford MSW, MFA on August 3, 2023

A Personal Perspective: I lost a friend to a lightning bolt; I learned to respect the unpredictability of life and to appreciate how one chance decision can mean life or death.

A Personal Perspective: I lost a friend to a lightning bolt; I learned to respect the unpredictability of life and to appreciate how one chance decision can mean life or death.

Relationships

The Gift of Almost Drowning in Lake Kegonsa

Judith M. Ford MSW, MFA on March 7, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Can a child experience something as an adventure when it looks like a danger to an adult?

A Personal Perspective: Can a child experience something as an adventure when it looks like a danger to an adult?

Child Development

Surviving a Car Crash

Judith M. Ford MSW, MFA on December 5, 2022

Personal Perspective: A sense of danger, shared sorrow, and a car accident all have lessons to teach.

Personal Perspective: A sense of danger, shared sorrow, and a car accident all have lessons to teach.

Suicide

Comfort After a Close Call With Suicide

Judith M. Ford MSW, MFA on October 17, 2022

Personal Perspective: Following my suicide attempt, I was visited by a strange woman in my dream.

Personal Perspective: Following my suicide attempt, I was visited by a strange woman in my dream.

Suicide

Close Call No. 1: Suicide

Judith M. Ford MSW, MFA on October 4, 2022

A Personal Perspective: I’ve come close to death more than once.

A Personal Perspective: I’ve come close to death more than once.