Alan’s clown nightmare speaks of a deep sibling bond
Alan and Bette are siblings, 15 months apart, living just blocks from Coney Island Amusement Park. A clown nightmare they both experience as small children—
Grief / Loss
Richard’s standing ovation thanks to Mom’s skirt
The story Dorothy tells is that her son Richard had a beautiful voice. And at age 6 on this particular Sunday, nothing could compel him
A birth mom’s gift to her biological daughter
It took 10 minutes for Therese’s biological daughter Liz to find her birth mom on the Internet. Now for her daughter’s 35th birthday, this Dreamscape
National Hospice Foundation’s 25th anniversary
What is the essence of hospice? Ask any family or caregiver and they will tell you it is the comfort of dying in our own
Tolya’s death bed memory of his momma needed a refresh
Tolya’s mother, a cancer patient with dementia, undergoes a personality change with much paranoia and cursing. After her death – to refresh Tolya’s memory of
Chad would always be their Good Shepherd
Chad W, an openly gay man, wants his relationship with his paternal (Evangelical) grandparents to return to normal. Vexed that their homosexual grandson is now
Craig would give his right arm to save Mark
Craig felt he had failed his childhood friend Mark after returning home from service in Afghanistan. Mark was being swallowed up by his addiction to
John finally gets quality time with Mom and Dad
Total images: 9 After his last parent died, John wanted to pay tribute. But not surprisingly for a male child from a large family, John
God gives Lety only what she can take
Total images: 10 Lety M’s husband and 28-year old son Junior had already died from Huntington’s Disease. Janet, her 26-year old daughter, was now in
Joel would rise from Arlington as a dragon
Total images: 4 Joel died before his time battling cancer. Initially his widow Elizabeth brought me a photograph of Joel. However we ended up creating
Point Breeze is now Lianne’s Shangri-La
Lianne S, an adult orphan and recovered alcoholic, is celebrating her graduation from addiction. Her serenity and introspection is profoundly evident as she describes the
Isabel is Maria’s greatest accomplishment
Isabel wished to create a gift for her mother in the spirit of a warm reunion as typically their relationship feels always on edge. Isabel