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Mother’s Day Special Episode 2018

May 14, 2018Podcastcancer, child, children, daughter, death, grandmother, legacy, maternal figure, maternal role, Mother's Day, motherhood, son, supportDianeMcDaniel

I’m Diane McDaniel, and on today’s show we are talking about Mother’s Day, a celebration to honor one’s mother, motherhood, and the influence of mothers and maternal figures in society.

This crowdsourced episode includes ten different voices–Cynthia Boxrud, Louis Browning, Philippe Browning, Anna Chi, Catherine Davidson, Rory Green, Jessica McCrea, Diane McDaniel, Debi Pomerantz, and Abigail Wald–reflecting on what they are thinking about on this Mother’s Day.

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Cynthia Lim: A Sorrow That’s Always There

January 30, 2018Podcastacquired brain injury, advocacy, anoxic brain injury, brain injury, cardiac arrest, career, caregiver, caregiving, Cynthia Lim, husband, LAUSD, Los Angeles Unified School District, loss, memoir, My Writing Life, retirement, Santa Monica College, son, Wherever You Are, workDianeMcDaniel

Cynthia Lim is author of the forthcoming memoir, Wherever You Are, which chronicles her journey after her husband suffered a cardiac arrest, resulting in brain injury. Cynthia talks about the challenges she faced to help her husband achieve a good quality of life, her determination to maintain normalcy for their sons, and what she misses from her relationship with her husband prior to his disability. She also talks about how writing has helped her to understand her experience and also how painful it was to re-read her journals as she wrote her memoir.

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Brian Wogensen: Learning to Appreciate the Lessons of Experience

July 25, 2017Podcastbreast cancer, c-section, cancer, cesarian section, chemotherapy, child, community, compassion, empathy, experience, family, fear, friends, guilt, husband, innocence, NICU, preemie, pregnancy, pregnant, premature birth, radiation, schizophrenia, son, support, wifeDianeMcDaniel

Brian Wogensen is a high school English teacher and department chair at a private school for girls in Los Angeles. In 2005, his wife, Liz Ganem, was diagnosed with breast cancer, five weeks after learning that she was pregnant. Seven years after the successful completion of treatment—and the healthy birth of their son—Liz was diagnosed with and treated for a new breast cancer.

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Cecily Young: Conscripted into Service as a Caregiver

July 11, 2017Podcastadvocate, architect, architecture, bone marrow transplant, cancer, caregiving, chemotherapy, conflict, diabetes, diagnosis, husband, iPhone, leukemia, Master and Commander, morale, mother, mother-in-law, Patrick O'Brien, Polycythemia vera, professional sacrifice, rant, resentment, responsibility, son, womenDianeMcDaniel

Cecily Young’s husband, John Ruble, underwent a bone marrow transplant as treatment for leukemia in 2005. Cecily talks about providing for her husband’s wellbeing, as well as that of their young son, during his treatment and recovery. Using the metaphor of herself as a ship’s captain, she envisioned herself as charged with maintaining morale and keeping the everyday concerns of their lives afloat. Cecily also delves into the devastating conflict she experienced with her sister while caring for their mother, as well as the feelings of resentment engendered by the significant professional sacrifices she made as a result of being persistently pressed into service as a reluctant caregiver.

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