Columns

January 12, 2021January 6, 2021

As a Parent, Determining When to Step in to Help Is a Challenge

Columns, Stretcher-Bearers – a Column by Lori Dunham

Raising a child with a physical disability can be a balancing act of sorts. It requires a balance between focusing attention on the child who needs extra care and ... Read more

December 22, 2020December 18, 2020

Living Purposefully in Our New Normal

Columns, Stretcher-Bearers – a Column by Lori Dunham

Learning to live with a chronic illness takes some getting used to, and oftentimes adjustments are needed to help our loved ones live the life they envisioned for themselves. ... Read more

December 15, 2020December 11, 2020

Catching Glimpses of Goodness

Columns, Stretcher-Bearers – a Column by Lori Dunham

Our little girl was handed to us on a cool, gray April day in the back room of a government building in Nanchang, China. She had just celebrated her ... Read more

December 8, 2020December 7, 2020

Digging for a Diagnosis

Columns, Stretcher-Bearers – a Column by Lori Dunham

Our story starts with a whole lot of waiting. I have never claimed to be a patient person, and when it came to my daughter Grace’s declining health, I ... Read more

November 30, 2020November 25, 2020

We’re Staying Home for the Holidays

Columns, Stretcher-Bearers – a Column by Lori Dunham

Christmas is by far my favorite time of the year. Holiday music, trimming the tree, baking cookies, family gatherings — none of this can happen soon enough or long ... Read more

November 23, 2020November 19, 2020

The Job I Never Wanted

Columns, Stretcher-Bearers – a Column by Lori Dunham

If you had told me three years ago that I would be writing about my daughter’s rare disease and my experiences as her caregiver, I would not have believed ... Read more

September 30, 2020September 29, 2020

How a Concussion Led to a Near-death Experience

Columns, LEMme Tell Ya - a Column by Dawn DeBois

Last in a series. Read part one.  People often are sympathetic when they discover I had back surgery at age 13 to have a Harrington rod placed as a ... Read more

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

My Concussion Worsened Instead of Getting Better

Columns, LEMme Tell Ya - a Column by Dawn DeBois

Friday, Sept. 18 is National Concussion Awareness Day. To raise more awareness of how dangerous concussions can be, I’m sharing the most difficult experience of my life. This is ... Read more

June 17, 2020June 16, 2020

Singer Lukas Nelson Convinced Me to Build a Simple Garden

Columns, LEMme Tell Ya - a Column by Dawn DeBois

Music has always been my escape. One Christmas after I had back surgery as a teenager due to severe scoliosis, the only gift I asked for was a Walkman. ... Read more

June 3, 2020June 2, 2020

LEMme Tell Ya About the Unexpected Benefits of Medicinal Cannabis

Columns, LEMme Tell Ya - a Column by Dawn DeBois

Second in a two-part series. Read part one.  Pain management with cannabis takes conscientious planning when using the inhaled product. I learned quickly how little it took to relieve ... Read more