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What my son with Down syndrome taught me about baseball — and life
My son is 53. He’s a baseball fan. He has Down syndrome. To him, baseball is more than a game ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — We’re at Tropicana Field, my son and I, watching as Anthony Santander strikes out swinging to end the top of the fourth inning. He’s the 12th Oriole in a row to…
The Darkest Night Since My Son Died
Last week marked one year since my 15-year-old son Christian died tragically and unexpectedly. The last 365+ days have been the darkest night my soul has known. St. John of the Cross detailed a dark night of the soul in his poetry as “a spiritual crisis in the journey toward union with God.” Other perspectives…
Finding a Cure for ALS Becomes Woman’s Cause After Father’s Death…
Tara Gottlie, whose father died six months after his ALS diagnosis, now works for the ALS Association to help others and help find a cure. Tara Gottlieb lost her father to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in November, but the Massachusetts resident said she’s only just begun advocating for people with the disease and working to help…
‘It tugged at my heartstrings’ – Dad in tears on mercy mission to Ukrainian orphans
A KIND-HEARTED dad has been moved to tears after delivering clothing, toys and food to Ukrainian orphans. Knutsford plumber Mike Hankey travelled to a former hotel turned orphanage near Warsaw, home to 700 children displaced as a result of Russia’s invasion. The 50-year-old, from Davenham, was one of six volunteers who made the 3,000 mile mercy…
After young daughter’s death, Trumbull dad rides for cancer research
When Jim McCaffrey lost his 6-year-old daughter Mia to a rare form of pediatric cancer in 2017, the pain of that loss was acute, and not just for the family. “I think people struggle to connect with us sometimes about Mia,” said McCaffrey, 41, a Trumbull High School English teacher. When McCaffrey decided to get involved…
Author writes about late husband’s journey with cancer
With a grim medical prognosis in November 1995, Jim Kiel’s final wish was to walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding the following July. With a grim medical prognosis in November 1995, Jim Kiel’s final wish was to walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding the following July. He fulfilled that…
Is there life after my son’s death?
Today marks four months since the tragic death of my son Christian. I knew the holidays would be hard, but they were more difficult than I could have imagined. I thought I might be able to come through them a bit refreshed; but instead, I feel more like I did in the days and weeks…
Foster Father Takes In Terminally Ill Children
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Rutgers student’s kidney donation inspires master’s thesis
A Rutgers graduate student’s recent kidney donation to her father is the inspiration for her current master’s thesis. Source: Rutgers student’s kidney donation inspires master’s thesis | The Daily Targum