Sylvia Rupani-SmithA Mother’s HandsI wrote this before my New York Times story posted about a year ago and submitted it as an alternative essay on my mother. I am posting…Nov 4, 2017Nov 4, 2017
Sylvia Rupani-SmithKeeping Grounded in Hard TimesStress. Living in New York, working in New York, traveling within New York- these things cause stress. Or they don’t. I was never born with…Jul 21, 20171Jul 21, 20171
Sylvia Rupani-SmithTales in NostalgiaI always think of my mother these days. Except when I don’t. Something will remind me of her, anyway; a commercial featuring a mom in a…May 24, 2017May 24, 2017
Sylvia Rupani-SmithDon’t Take Her for GrantedWhen we heard that our mother had a rare brain disease called Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, we were stunned. We didn’t believe it. We…Mar 13, 20171Mar 13, 20171
Sylvia Rupani-SmithSome stuff I did & stuff I wrote at NYTA little more about me: I spent 15+ years at The New York Times, working at the Culture desk for six years, producing multimedia for both…Feb 13, 2017Feb 13, 2017
Sylvia Rupani-SmithA Mother’s StrengthToday I cried so hard I couldn’t breathe. I wonder if mom feels this way all the time, with her passageways closing up on her, gasping for…Dec 9, 20162Dec 9, 20162
Sylvia Rupani-SmithThe Falls Were Bad. The Diagnosis Was Worse.“She was just standing there,” my dad told my sister, by way of explanation, “and she fell.” My mom managed a small smile, with her big…Dec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016
Sylvia Rupani-SmithAsk a Doctor: Dr. Brent Bluett on PSPVery few patients with a rare brain disease such as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, or PSP, have the liberty of choosing a doctor. It’s…Nov 29, 2016Nov 29, 2016