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Moving Forward

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Storyteller: DMS

I created this story for suicide survivors to show to people in their lives who are not understanding the pain they are going through. 

WTF

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Storyteller: Jean Lesmeister

WTF

Language: English

where I need to be

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Storyteller: Eleanor Ryman

My daughter, Sienna, was born with a rare liver disease called Biliary Atresia.  We've been managing it for four years now and it hasn't always been easy.  Right now, she is doing great, but 85% of kids with this disease have a liver transplant by the time they are 18, so who knows what the future holds for her?  We hope she continues to do well.  This video was created in the hopes of helping others as they might struggle for answers when faced with a loved one's disease or illness.  I didn't always know where I was going and I didn't know what to do about some of my

Topics: Health
Language: English

Lovie

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Storyteller: Josie Brockmann
Topics: Family
Language: English

What Remains

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Storyteller: Sara Prahl

For me, the treatments for my MS have taken a more brutal toll on my life over the past decade than the disease itself.  Making this story allowed me to express that pain and voice my fears about the future, things I've been too afraid to express to anyone else.  Miraculously, the support I've found from people I've shared this story with has helped me to find renewed optimism for the future. My heart is full of thanks for the love and support I found at both the 3-day workshop I attended in Berekely (July 2010) and the FIT workshop I attended in Lyons (August 2010).

Topics: Health | Identity
Tags: health | MS | identity
Language: English

Path to Passion

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Storyteller: Carrie Dumas
Language: English

Moonlight on Branches

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Storyteller: Nadine Ball

In this story I explore my connection with the natural world in the face of the violence toward Earth humans (myself included) enact each day.

Topics: Violence

RESAVED

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Storyteller: Marie Lovejoy

This is a story about a girl, her truck and the advice my father gave me.

Topics: Family
Language: English
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