by staff | Apr 18, 2022 | Honoring, Stories, Why
In 2007, at 19 years old, James Burns began his battle with testicular cancer. After being treated with chemotherapy, he became eligible for surgery to remove his testicle. Over the next few years James underwent blood tests and CAT scans every 3-6 months to monitor...
by staff | Feb 11, 2022 | Honoring, Stories, Why
“The Angry Avocado and the Tough Cookie” (excerpts from a book by Marselo Marshall, in honor of his mom Autumn Marshall. One sunny weekend Markus, mom and I were hanging around in our tree, when we were all suddenly picked by the farmer and placed in a wicker basket....
by staff | Jan 29, 2022 | Stories, Why
Humanity is fully intact” by Jill Anderson With everything going on in the world today between the pandemic, schools shutting down and social injustice, it can sometimes seem like no one cares. I have had the honor of meeting Baron Robison, and being witness to his...
by staff | Jan 20, 2022 | Stories, Why
When I was asked to share the story of my brother I thought ; how can I capture him, his story and the grief left behind? The truth is, its been nearly 6 years since Jonathan has passed, and the waves still come! The waves come because of the man he was that we all...
by staff | Dec 18, 2021 | Stories, Why
Laughter bounces off the walls inside a Salem home. They’re the sounds of love and family. This what Kelley and her husband Will Goodwin were holding onto back in 2019. Doctors had discovered a soft tissue sarcoma with four to five tumors in her abdomen. One of them...
by staff | Nov 30, 2021 | Stories, Why
Gene Zielinski’s story (told by his wife, Carol) It started out as a routine checkup a week after his 68th birthday on January 29, 2020. When his doctor did his usual check of the lungs he paused and said, “Hmm… I don’t like the sound of that”. From that...
