Viewpoints

Don’t Call Me a Cancer Survivor

    Friends - We came across this article from Reader's Digest and thought it gave an interesting perspective. Everyone has their own journey through illness...what's yours?       Whatever You Do, Don’t Call Me a Cancer Survivor. Here’s…

Denial is Overrated – Living with Diabetes

  Hello friends. We want to share with you a powerful story of living with diabetes from a dear friend of MNU. Originally posted here and written by Michelle Boise, the subject graciously allowed us to give our community her deeply personal…

Of Loss and Love (For Michelle)

  Grief is a funny thing. It ebbs and flows. It changes you.     We just lost one of our tight circle of college kids, the first of our group to leave us. We have been friends longer than we have…

Thank You for Being a Friend by Amy F.

  Thank You For Being A Friend by Amy F.  So much of what is typically written relates to the patient and what they are going through versus those around them. As a patient, I can relate because what you’re dealing…

Transitioning: BK to UK

Hello friends. We all go through changes in life that force us to create our "New Usuals." Today please meet Coco, who will take us through her adventures to a different kind of New Usual, moving to a new country.   The…

Things to Give an Ill Loved One

We all wonder what to send to people when they are ill.  Flowers, while beautiful, are unfortunately temporary.  I had wonderful friends who sent me lovely flowers. It made me feel special, and it was worth every petal.  One that…

New Beginnings – Part Two

 Join us for Part Two of Neyonce's "New Usual" It’s been 400+ days post D-Day (the day of my tragic insurmountable loss) and it’s been 21+ days since I’ve welcomed and accepted my transition into ‘my new usual’ life. While…

A New Beginning

Please welcome our newest guest contributor, "Neyoncé." She'll be sharing her journey through her "New Usual" with us. Hope you will follow along with this powerful story of perseverance.   This past year I faced a tragic insurmountable loss in…

Walking on Water – April Showers

  The latest and greatest from our lovely Youth Editor Emily in her series, “Walking on Water- Living with Hydrocephalus.”     Recently, the weather here has been doing all kinds of crazy things. It’s rainy and cool one day,…