Spiritual Growth

  I walked out of the clinic in a stupor. The sky seemed less colorful, the spring air less fresh, my legs less stable. I had testicular cancer. More blood tests, ultrasounds, X-rays. My dad flying in a few days before the surgery date. Surgery. A …

  My mother-in-law, Ella, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s six years ago when she was just 54. Now she’s in the late stages and well beyond caring for herself in the most basic sense. For example, she can’t hold a cup of water and bring …