Blink once for yes

Blink once for yes

A family and their home health aids tells the story of their brother (and son) jumping off his balcony and sustaining a TBI. They’ll never know what caused him to do it. What happens next? What choices did they have to make about his care? How do they keep him...
Feeling human

Feeling human

“I can’t be angry.” Well I sure can. That is what I responded in my head when she told me it was cancer. I remember that evening eight years ago as if it were a moment a go. I pulled up to her house; she got in the car and told me what the doctor said. She had a book...
Teachable Moments

Teachable Moments

When my husband’s tumor was first discovered, our children were only ages 9, 7, and 5. They were really too young to be kept in the loop about what was happening, and we went out of our way to hide it all. They were too young to hear about doctors, illness, tests, and...
Dealing with discouragement

Dealing with discouragement

My husband is disabled and I am his caregiver. After months of searching we finally bought a used wheelchair van. While we were thinking of buying a wheelchair van we were also thinking of the places we would go. I took my husband out for his first venture into the...