Giving Angelina a Childhood Bigger Than Cancer
Angelina was just three and a half years old when she was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma. Faced with devastating odds, her mom, Danielle Phillips, made a promise: if there came a point when trea...
16 Sep 53min
His Dad Died on 9/11. Grief Has Shaped Everything Since.
David Ferrugio was just 12 years old when his father was killed in the September 11th attacks. Growing up in a New Jersey commuter town, David went to school that morning knowing his dad worked in the...
9 Sep 59min
His Grandparents Survived Auschwitz. Their Message Changed His Life.
Brad Wolfe has spent much of his life asking what gives life meaning. As the grandson of Auschwitz survivors, he grew up hearing stories of unimaginable suffering, survival, and the kind of love that ...
1 Jul 46min
The Sister He Lost, The Guilt He Still Carries
For most people in Saratoga Springs, Patrick Pipino is known as the guy who always shows up. Whether he's organizing community events, teaching someone how to snowmobile, baking sourdough for friends,...
24 Jun 56min
She Raised Her Sister as Her Daughter - Then Cancer Took Her Away
When Andrea Wilson Woods was 22 years old, she made a life-changing decision: she became the legal guardian of her eight-year-old half-sister, Adrienne. What began as stepping in to provide stability ...
17 Jun 53min
The Child Loss Club No Parent Wants to Join
Erica Phelps never imagined she would one day be navigating life after the loss of her daughter, Emmie. Born healthy, Emmie began experiencing infantile spasms as a baby, and over time her condition b...
10 Jun 40min
The Camp That Still Feels Like Her Dad
Kate Walsh grew up alongside the community at Double H Ranch, the camp co-founded by Paul Newman and Charles Wood for children living with serious illnesses. Her connection to the camp began through h...
3 Jun 47min
Told She Would Die at 18 — Then She Got a Second Chance at Life
Erin Mark has lived with the awareness of death for as long as she can remember. Born with cystic fibrosis and told at just five years old that she likely wouldn’t live past 18, Erin grew up navigatin...
20 Mai 59min
