Dread disease, a critical illness that can potentially be life-threatening to the one being diagnosed, and life-changing for those they love. In Sibylle’s reflection post, Life changes in a Heartbeat, she shares the touching experience of a child on the brink of losing a parent. It’s every child’s fear… not the fear of if, because we know it’s inevitable. But the fear of when. Or how. We are never ready.

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus