What follows is a note written to my wife this morning. 13 years ago she had a traumatic brain injury that has changed her and the dynamics of our marriage... More >>

...I lost my daughter in 2005 at the age of 22 [sighs] after she had a four year battle with cancer. I don't live, I just survive. More >>

As a parent, there is no greater pain than losing a child. How can one stop grieving and start living again? More >>

During our thirteen years of marriage my husband and I experienced many of the ups and downs that life has to offer. We had three boys, worked hard, laughed a lot and shared a rich social life. We also fought a lot. More >>

I was a lucky adult and had my dad for 49 years before he succumbed to cancer. He was a robust rancher, a good dad to his daughters, a great husband of 51 years to my mom, and a great community citizen. More >>

I've learned a lot from your show, but one of the things I've found most useful from listening to you is not to be afraid to ask blunt, point-blank questions. More >>

Tomorrow will be six months since my husband had an acute stroke in his sleep. He now is in hospice at the Veterans' Care Center. My husband is a disabled veteran, a good family man, a good neighbor, and a provider. More >>

...I wanted to write because I am dumbfounded by how easily couples divorce and families become fractured. There is an expectation in marriage that we will live happily ever after and if that doesn't happen, well, there's always divorce. More >>

...My husband and I moved to Florida a year ago, to go have fun and travel. Our less pricey rental was to be our home base. He soon came down with what turned out to be terminal cancer and passed away 5 months later at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. More >>

I want to talk about my friend Karen, who is in the last stages of cancer. I went to visit her this weekend and got to see how a woman who is suffering still has class. More >>