Hit-and-Run Victim Moves On, Without Anger
There’s no reason to dwell on it and be mad about it, because I can’t change it. Even if I did know those things, my recovery’s the same. Finding out who hit me doesn’t help me...
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He’s Not a Kid With Cancer, He’s a Second Baseman
We thought there was no way Andre could go through this much chemo and radiation—again—and still be on the field in 2017. So to see him go out for that first practice …
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Family Feels Power of Prayers Through CaringBridge
By the time Deacon Hammond of Bryan, TX, arrived into the world on Oct. 10, 2016, his CaringBridge site had been up for three months and visited thousands of times. Deacon’s mom, Brittany, launc...
Wife Uses Power of Journaling to Cope After Husband’s Dementia Diagnosis
Throughout every step of living with her husband’s diagnosis of dementia, Rosalie kept writing in her journals. She credits her therapist for acknowledging that her feelings were real, and that she ...
My Own Silver Lining Playbook: Laughing at My Cancer as a Coping Tool
In honor of National Cancer Survivors Day on June 1, 2014, we offer this encore post from Jill Foer Hirsch, a breast cancer survivor who began writing during her treatment, and hasn’t stopped si...
After Leg Amputation, Child Re-Defines What it Means to Risk Life and Limb
When Vincent Lynick, was born in 2014, his parents, Sally and, Michael, of Burnsville, MN, did not know anything was wrong with his leg. But when he was 2 days old, doctors told them Vincent was ...
How to Build a Strong Support System
Facing a difficult health journey can make you feel vulnerable and isolated. From injury recovery to cancer treatment, it can be challenging to focus on healing if you don’t have a solid support sys...
Love Shines Through, Even in Bleakest Moments of Brain Cancer Journey
My 16-year-old daughter is a brain cancer survivor. She is 10 years out from active treatment, which included surgery, as well as radiation and chemo so brutal I wanted to die just watching her go thr...
