As told by Anthony J. Amoroso:
Heroes aren’t supposed to be ordinary.  Yet that’s what my brother was:  an ordinary guy living his life the best he knew.

If he was just an ordinary guy, what was …

Alice J. Wisler founded Daniel’s House Publications after her son Daniel died from cancer treatments in 1997.  She is the author of memorial cookbooks Slices of Sunlight, Down the Cereal Aisle, and novels that pertain …

When I was born
God gave me
The greatest gift of all
He gave me – my mother.
My mother’s love was
Unconditional.
Her love was
Sacrificial, but infinite.
Everyday I’m grateful
To my Lord
For his precious gift
A mother’s love.
Through her I learned
Faith, Hope …

Hiding amongst
The shadows
Of a broken heart
Lives a soul
Torn apart.
Blistered and
Burned by Death’s
Blinding rays
Fear of tomorrow
Remain today.
Peering through
The crevasses of
Hope and faith
Reality slaps her
Back into place.
Rays of sunshine
Happiness and Joy
Once trusted
And, vital
Not anymore.
Deborah Ann Tornillo
Author, 36 …

I put my heart in a box
Placed it high on a shelf
Where it will be safe with
Loving memories of you.
When I’m filled with sorrow
I’ll peek inside the box
Feel my grieving heart and
Remember joy with you.
When …

Guest: Kim Mooney
Kim Mooney is the Director of Community Education for HospiceCare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties. Kim has provided grief services to families with both expected and unexpected losses for 17 years.  Her own …

The double doors are closed to Three North at Stanford Children’s Hospital, where my daughter Madison is supposed to get her chemotherapy. It’s our second session, Maddy is seven months old sitting patiently in her …

April 8
Guest:  Steve Harris
Steve Harris lost his wife to breast cancer in 2005 as a result of this loss he wrote and produced “About Tomorrow,” a nationally-distributed audio product designed to assure and encourage people …

I close my eyes
It all goes away.
Today, tomorrow
The sorrow.
I open my eyes
Rushes back in.
Curse at my Lord
I’ve committed a sin.
If I keep them closed
I hide within.
Will he forgive me?
I’ve cursed him.
Open my eyes
Accept tomorrow.
The gift …

Can I turn a blind eye?
Say to myself
“It is what it is” or
Turn a face of denial?
I can turn it on
Right or wrong.
Trying to stay strong
For however long.
Torment, a reality
Eats away at the core
Continue to …

Fall of 2007
He opened the
Gates of Heaven.
He took them
By their hand.
To a Promised Land.
He showed them
A shining light.
An Eternal Life.
Spring of 2010
Still struggling and
Missing them.
In this distant land
He promised to
Hold my hand.
Still struggling and
Missing them.
A …

“There are no random acts…We are all connected…You can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind…” – Mitch Albom
It’s true…I feel it, you feel it…we are …

As someone who’s living with prostate cancer, I applauded Louis Gossett Jr.’s testimony in Congress on the importance of prostate cancer research funding. If Congress was listening, maybe I’ll live long enough for something else …

My beloved sister Donna was a gentle, loving, caring soul. She was my trusted confidant, my witness, my cheerleader, and my best friend. She died September 6, 2002, at age 49. 
Donna was was born three-and-a-half …

My daughter, Katie Brant, was my hero. 
She was given an overwhelming challenge which she met valiantly, fearlessly and always with a greater good in mind.  I witnessed Katie’s bravery early on when she marched down …

You were there
I took my first breath.
Knowing there would be many left.
You were there
I looked into my mother’s eyes.
It was your plan never to be denied.
You were there
I took my first steps.
You love me even …