I have a long story. I was only 17 when my father killed my mother, brother and 2 sisters. I married soon after and it ended in divorce. My second husband of now 33 years and I were blessed with 3 children... More >>

...There are many lessons we can take from attempting to balance caregiving with relationships. As a dementia caregiving survivor, many of these lessons I learned the hard way... More >>

Not long ago, I heard you take a call from a man wondering if his young son should see his dying grandfather. I had a similar experience fifty years ago... More >>

...We didn't have a lot of money then, so we rarely bought anything, but one time, my Dad bought a catcher's glove that cost eighty dollars! It was the start of endless hours in our yard with all four of us learning to throw balls... More >>

Many years ago, when I was around 8 or 9 years of age, my mom took in my 'aunt' (much further relation then that) in her last years of life. She was a lovely old lady whom I liked very much. More >>

I grew up in a household where my mom worked hard to raise us as a stay-at-home mom. I never appreciated this as a kid, but she sacrificed so much for us... More >>

Recently we visited our son in New York and met his fiancée and her 3 children. They have since married. While we were there, an earthquake occurred (the one in Virginia by Wash. DC) and then Hurricane Irene came ashore. More >>

I have been listening to your program since I was in a car seat in my dad's car. He was a big talk-radio junkie in the 90's and your show became one of my favorite things about driving with my dad. I remember sitting in the car with my head against the window, completely silent, listening to you talk to the hurting, the normal, the crazy, and the absolutely outrageous. They never stopped coming to you with their problems and needs. More >>

I called about a month ago asking how I could get over my anger of my former sister-in-law dating less than 6 months after my brother's suicide. More >>

I turned 53 in December and I think I finally have this husband thing down! We did something stupid almost 25 years ago - we got married after only knowing each other for only eight months. It was rocky at times; more than once, I felt like walking out... More >>