• Dianne Rhein and her Morning Glories

  

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  Dianne Rhein

  I am glad some of you, including especially Claire, Lisa and Paula encouraged me to get this (STC) set up sooner rather than later. I felt awkward about it and wasn’t too comfy … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=7490]

• Bob’s Brigade

  

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  Janet Callear

  When my husband was first diagnosed with ALS, I thought I could ‘do it all’ in terms of caregiving, knowing that the average survival of most people with spinal onset ALS is 3-5 … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=7413]

• STC’s Educational Program Makes a Difference: “Melia’s ‘Funny Family'”

  

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  Sheila Warnock

  How your support for Share The Care’s Educational Program is making a difference.
  Last year Melia, a beautiful 20 year old in Kauai, Hawaii experienced the horrible results (both … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5440]

• A Stealth Mini Share The Care™ Group: “We’re Working Our Way into Sally’s Heart – Through Her Dogs”

  

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  Dana Nelson

  I have started a mini-Share The Care™ group. Part of what drew me to STC originally was that it was such a natural fit for who I am. I say it is a mini-group because the group is … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5438]

• The Loving Goal of a Global Faith Community Comes to Life with Share The Care™: “The Gift of Love”

  

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  The Care Crew

  The First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills is applying Share The Care to improve the quality of life of caregivers and care recipients across an entire church community. More … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5436]

• How forming a Share The Care™ group helped her care for her late husband Kevin: “The Gift of Time”

  

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  Jodi O’Donnell Ames

  I have raised three children who learned about ALS as young children. My late husband, Kevin Gerard O’Donnell, heroically battled ALS from 1995 until his death in 2001. He was … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5434]

• Stu’s Group: “Share The Care: A Caregiver Puts Theory into Practice”

  

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  Adrienne Gruberg

   
  “I can imagine what you must be going through.” No you can’t. Platitudes and a plethora of empty words came at me from most of my world as I cared for my husband and … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5432]

• “A Caregiver Poem”

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  Siv Goulding

  ~ Caregiver ~
  Fulfilling a promise,
  toiling through thin and thick.
  Commitments abounding
  to family, friends, work and all.
  No time to smell roses or savor the sunset.
  Feelings … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5401]

• Crew for Doris (Doris Little): “If You Go Down to the Woods Today…”

  

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  Jo Campion

  The following story is from a group down under in Melbourne, Australia, where the CREW for DORIS is underway. (Photo Board) Doris Little has been diagnosed with ALS and now has … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5400]

• Lynn Van Atta Continued: “Wherever One or Two are Gathered”

  

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  Bonnie Chollet & Sheila Reed

  Our Lynn has continued her journey in a nursing facility for the past two years. She has now lost most physical abilities and is unable to walk or to feed herself. Our group … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5397]

• A Tribute to Doreen: “Dor’s Doers”

  

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  Margaret Eldridge

  Tasmania, Australia
  Doreen with her children and grandchildren
  I heard from a mutual friend that Doreen had been diagnosed with familial Motor Neurone Disease. It was a shock, not … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5394]

• A Tribute to Bette Schloesser: “House as a Metaphor for Living”

  

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  Eileen Kelz

  The following article “House as a Metaphor for Living,” first appeared in the Marshfield, WI News Herald daily paper on September 27, 2007. It was written by Eileen Kelz in tribute … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5390]

• In Memory of Annie Abramson Nelson: “Annie Nelson A Country & Western Dancer”

  

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  Ed Duane

  Annie Nelson was a Country Western dancer. She was also a Dance Instructor. She taught dance for the Reddig Parks and Recreation Department for about 20 years. She was also my … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5388]

• In Memory of Annie Abramson Nelson: “A Song for Share The Care!”

  

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  Ed Duane

  There is a link to listen to Ed sing this song at the bottom of this post.
  There’s so many people in this world who think they’re all alone!
  In their times of trial, there’s … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5377]

• A Story from the Rocky Mountain Region: “The Intriguing and Absolutely True Tale of an Interfaith Pantry Created Through SHARE THE CARE™”

  

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  Reverend Kay Krebs

  A Story from the Rocky Mountain Region
  I’ve got the kind of deafness that comes with age: I managed to get through Iliff School of Theology (Denver, Colorado) by sitting next to … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5375]

• Andrew, Ethan, Ben & Savannah: “Update on the Steece Quads and their Diaper Darlings”

  

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  Linda Gibson

  Christmas 2007
  The Diaper Darlings have been going strong since September 16, 2007 caring for the Quads: Ben, Savannah, Drew and Ethan. What precious babies–they smile, laugh, and … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5373]

• Marcie Gibson & the Quadruplets: “Marcie’s ‘Guardian Angels’ – An inspiration”

  

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  Linda Gibson

  Arlington, Texas
  August 2007
  It all started in January of 1998 when I was told about the Share The Care™ book- I had a friend just diagnosed with PICK’S disease – kind of like … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5371]

• Judy Goddard: “In Memory”

  

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  Sylvia Cashmore

  Petersborough, Ontario, A letter to Share The Care™
  March 29 marks the first anniversary of my mother’s death. It seems fitting that I should recognize the enormous contribution … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5369]

• Sharon Groff: “The Swimmers”

  

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  Brian Ewert

  Brian Ewert
  (Sharon’s husband )
  “The Swimmers” and their experience
   
  The group’s name came from the song, “Swimming to the Other Side” by Pat Humphries .
  It communicates the … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5367]

• “The Swimmer’s” Share The Care™ Group

  

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  Sharon Groff

  “The Swimmer’s” Share The Care™ Group
  Marshfield, Wisconsin
  Part 1 by
  Sharon Groff
  The best way to explain our journey to Share The Care™ is to read Sharon’s speech given at the … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5365]

• Jeanie Waterbury: “Finding the way when faced with ALS”

  

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  Lance Christian

  Lance is from of the Oregon Chapter of the ALS Association
  March 2004
  On a crisp sunny day in February, the staff of the Tualatin Hills Nature Park gathered to plant a Western … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5358]

• Peggy Chun: “Peg’s Legs”

  

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  Kimi Morton Chun

  November 2004
  My mother-in-law, Peggy Chun, was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) in the Spring of 2002. This was the same year that her amazing son, Eric, and I were … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5350]

• Cappy Capossela: “38 WEEKS”

  

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  Steve Lance

  It happened with lightning speed.
  One day Cappy was feeling ‘mentally fatigued.’ The next day she had a malignant brain tumor.
  As soon as Cappy was diagnosed, Sheila said she was … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5346]

• To My Family and My Family of Friends: “A Letter”

  

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  Lynn Van Atta

  The following very moving letter is from a woman who suffers from a rare neurological disease – posterior cortical atrophy. Her struggles to remain independent are very common … Click here to read more or leave a comment. [comment_count post_id=5189]