Don’t put a time limit on the grieving process, advises Dr. Patrick Arbore: “It takes as long as it takes.”

 I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much. ~ Mother Teresa We all face the five stages of grief when a loved one dies, but it can be shocking to recognize that we must actually go through a variation of these stages each time
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Two women reveal their difficult and very different journeys through grief and loss.

By Joan Jackson When a loved one slides into dementia, the progression is not straight line. What they were able to do last month, last week, or even yesterday may suddenly no longer be possible. We often hear caregivers describe the frustration of trying to get a parent or spouse with dementia to follow through
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Parkinson’s disease took Sarah Johnson by surprise. As a result, others diagnosed with the disease now have easier access to information and support.

Respect, appreciation and deep gratitude punctuate Deborah Kagay’s sentences as she talks about her family’s experiences with the Shriners Hospital for Children in Sacramento. The hospital, one of 22 supported by Shrine clubs in the United States, Canada and Mexico, is noted for its pediatric orthopedic and burn care services. In March 1999, Deborah’s older
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Like many aging fraternal orders, the Shriners’ numbers are dwindling. This is no mere clown shortage. Instead, it affects a network of children’s hospitals that, in the past five years alone, has provided free medical care to nearly 1,000 local youngsters.

It was called “nu na hi du na tlo hi lu I” or the “Trail Where They Cried.” In 1838, the U.S. government forced nearly 20,000 Cherokees from their homes in Tennessee, Georgia, the Carolinas and several other states under the Indian Relocation Act of 1830. Increasing demand for land by white settlers and greed
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“When I was a little girl my mother would not allow me to tell anyone I was Cherokee because people would look down on you,” says red-headed, blue-eyed Millie Batchelor. “But,” she adds, “I’ve been proud of it all my life.” Six years ago, Millie gathered with an enthusiastic group of friends to form the
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The reward for decades of hard work? A highway mirage that gets further away as you approach? Or, because of the economy, illness or other unexpected developments, nothing like you thought it would be? Retirement is many things to many people, as writer Joan Jackson’s series of stories shows: Mike and Terina Harrison reached retirement
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