If you were Elizabeth Edwards; if your raison d’etre were to change the world by electing former Sen. John Edwards president of the United States; if you discovered you had Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer; what would you do? It’s always easier to focus the debate on someone else, but let’s say you’ve just learned […]
On Healing 1/19/2004: Don’t tolerate intolerance
Home is where kids learn to love and, unfortunately, to hate. As we recall the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I often wonder how he managed to maintain his nonviolent position in the face of all the aggression and inhumanity he experienced. As Dr. King explained it in “An Autobiography of […]
On Healing 1/5/2004: Alzheimer’s center offers support, activities and respect
I was surprised when I first entered the Lawrence Park Adult Day Services in Broomall. Because the center specializes in adults with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, I expected a nursing-home arrangement with few activities and people staring off into space or talking to themselves. But when I entered the large room, even […]
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