by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 13, 2022 | Opinion
He was sitting there in the dayroom, looking small in a new wheelchair that allows him to lean back, draped in a shoulder throw that looked like a watermelon. Somebody must have thought it would be a good idea, but we quickly replaced it with his jacket. My father...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 9, 2022 | Opinion
On a lovely spring day in 1983, when my son Russ was attending elementary school in northern Durham, I joined him for a “field day.” That mainly amounted to organized games for the kids on the playground and other outside areas, a nice break from class, and a chance...
by Michael Chancellor | Feb 3, 2022 | Opinion
I deleted my mom’s contact information from my phone recently. Two Christmases, and a year and a half without her in my life, and a small but important action which needed to be taken was taken. Grief is difficult for most folks and there are good reasons why...
by Angela Grant | Jan 31, 2022 | Opinion
When I learned that a family member had ALS, I knew enough about the disease to know it was a death sentence. Years after Lou Gehrig told a baseball crowd that he was “the luckiest man alive,” there are few treatments that can slow it down, and none that can stop it....
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 13, 2021 | Opinion
Can we turn down the Christmas music and turn off the lights? The season is a little too bright for those who are experiencing grief and loss. Is anyone taking note of the pile of suffering in your corner of the world? Will we ever clean it up? It’s not trash. It’s...
