The Possibilities Are Endless
Beginnings are scary; endings are usually sad. Fortunately, it is the middle that counts the most. In 2013, Marsha Berman’s son Brad suffered a catastrophic stroke while training for the New York Ci...
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Beginnings are scary; endings are usually sad. Fortunately, it is the middle that counts the most. In 2013, Marsha Berman’s son Brad suffered a catastrophic stroke while training for the New York Ci...
No Gloom and Doom by Melanie and John Balzer is the story of Miss Melanie Balzer after her diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Her tenacity, perseverance, and unwavering positive attitude are d...
In December 2018, Les Whitney went outside to play his ukelele after a long surf session in Baja, California—and he couldn’t play. His left hand wouldn’t respond to his mental commands. Later th...
After being a primary family caregiver for her mother for over six years, author Lynn Abaté-Johnson understands the typhoon of emotions and responsibilities that come with caring for a loved one. How...
The Last Dance, A Partner’s Story of Living and Loving Through Dementia changes the dementia discourse from “tragedy talk” to one of possibilities and even hints of hope. Written from the lived ...
Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April 2022, Robert Koshinskie is currently undergoing treatment at Duke Cancer Center, Durham, NC. Part explanation and part meditation, “One Path Among Many&...
Elizabeth Shreve’s breast cancer was diagnosed by the same physician who had brought her daughther and son into the world, a decade apart. After detecting a lump at a routine physical, the docto...
Tom Moore is a retired nurse who spent more than a decade working with hospice patients and their families. During those years he came to see the countless stresses—and moments of love and beauty—...
Among the life experiences that inspired Jim Doyle to write, “Hope for Life: Being Your Best Self When You Need It,” was the love, care and compassion his family felt through CaringBridge ...