When I arrive at the park on that late April Saturday morning, I take a deep breath of fresh Carolina air. It’s time to relax after a...

My mother, Maria Valentina Martins, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in February, 2010. Her life’s journey ended too soon thereafter,...

Recently, a student at a local high school reached out to Teal Diva in hopes of working together for her Senior Project. The topic she...

On April 21, 2010 life seemed “normal”, until I found my mother laying on her living room floor, confused and hallucinating. We called...