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Healing

With the simple hope of helping others, CaringBridge users across the country have been sharing their stories to show that healing is possible, and valuable, even when cure is not an outcome.

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A Generational Journey of Caregiving
The late former First Lady, Rosalynn Carter once said, “There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.” Paurvi Bh
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A Marathon Runner’s Heart
John Fowler is well-versed in the art of patience. From the first time he met Nickie while they both were attending college in Nebraska, he knew she was special. “She was very popular with everybody. We were just friends— she had a gaggle of guys alw
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The Gift of the Present and a New Perspective
As the son of a firefighter and a nurse, Chris Guido knows the value of community. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he grew up with civic-minded, philanthropic parents who taught him the importance of community connection and support. L
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From a One Percent Chance to a Life Full of Possibilities
Katie Doble shouldn’t be here. A few years after moving to Colorado to be closer to her family, her life and career were thriving. When her doctors found an early stage uveal (eye) melanoma, it was an easily treatable cancer with less than a 2% chanc
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Stroke Survivor Uses CaringBridge as a Way of Expression to Avoid Depression
Allie Levine was in the beautiful, chaotic, busy time of life. With three of her four girls grown and living on their own, she was immersed in the activity of her youngest daughter’s senior year of high school and planning her oldest daughter’s weddi
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When She’s Good, I’m Good
At 25, Tina Jackson was filled with optimism for the future. Newly married and excited to expand her family, she and her husband had just purchased their first home when they received the joyous news—they were expecting their first child. Tina’s preg
Susan G. Komen patient navigator Patrina Williams
Bridging the Gap for Communities in Need
As a patient navigator for Susan G. Komen and the Stand for H.E.R. — a Health Equity Revolution program, Patrina Williams is exactly the kind of person you want by your side during a breast cancer diagnosis. Warm and empathetic, Patrina radiates comp
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Until Further Notice, Celebrate Everything
Undergoing a mammogram is as routine as it is nerve-wracking. While the screening is an annual process, waiting for the results can induce a lot of anxiety. Keeshia Jones knows that anxiety well. And she knows the emotions that come along with receiv
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5 Anticipatory Grief Resources to Support Healing
To create this resource guide, we spoke with experts from St. Croix Hospice, an organization dedicated to providing holistic, patient-centered care for each end-of-life journey. We collaborated with their team to cultivate a list of resources that ha
Sonia Su, founder of Kits to Heart
Cancer Diagnosis Redefines Life Work for Graduate Student
As a 24-year-old graduate student attending Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Sonia Su had a bright future ahead of her. Busy and focused on her studies upon starting her first semester, she didn’t think much of the mild chest pain she was e
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22 Inspirational Quotes About Hope and Healing
Whether it’s you or a loved one going through a challenging period of life, it can sometimes be difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes an inspirational phrase or saying is exactly what is needed to find hope during dark times.