Mara is an incredible woman who walked a long and determined road advocating for her mother while she was in the hospital. At one point, doctors were ready to place her mother into hospice care—but Mara and her family asked more questions, pushed for more support, and ultimately, her mother recovered and continued living a healthy life.
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两只老虎， 跑得快，跑得快， 一只没有耳朵， 一只没有尾巴， 真奇怪，真奇怪。 Two tigers, Running fast, running fast, One has no ears, One has no tail, How strange, how strange. Liǎng Zhī Lǎo Hǔ, or “Two Tigers”, is a beloved nursery rhyme from China that conveys a profound lesson within its simplicity. The rhyme describes two tigers, one missing an ear
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I’m in Lake Tahoe as I write this, and a few nights ago, during the full moon, I stepped out onto the deck and took this photograph. The lake was moving—not wildly, not storming—but not still either. There was a quiet rhythm across the surface, and the moonlight stretched out over the water in a way that immediately drew me in.
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It was a dream, or was it real?
A couple of weeks ago I dreamt I was in a boat in the ocean, and I could see a dock ahead of me. The dock appeared out of nowhere. Sometimes you remember a dream more by the emotion it brings up than the details of the dream. That is what happened to me after I woke up. I vaguely remembered the image of the dock, but even more, I remembered the great feeling of peacefulness it brought.
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We’ve all heard the phrase “walk a day in my shoes.” But the truth is… we rarely know what someone else is carrying. Even those closest to us. Even those we think we understand. Sometimes, we don’t fully understand… until we become the one in need of care. This is the side of caregiving we
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