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Touch, Joy, and Inspiration: What the Children Teach Us
In this narrative, Sarah Gray reflects on her clinical nursing experience at a home for medically fragile children. Creating stories facilitates knowing of self and empathy for the other. Sharing reflective stories promotes connection within the student cohort.
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Lance Mackey: Giving a Gift of Comfort
Author Diane Toebe tells how Iditarod musher Lance Mackey compassionately reached out to a fan suffering from terminal cancer.
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Healing Narratives - China
Yvonne and Mila, English language teachers from China, describe their travel to Alaska and its influence on their health and well-being.
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It All Started With Cadaver Screws
In this personal narrative, April Codero recounts her feelings of deception and mistrust following surgical errors.
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Gracey
In this personal narrative, Beth Schiller RN, APN, shares a personal narrative about helping Gracey (age 17) fulfill her bucket list.
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Itchy Head
Christyn Luu describes the sensations she experienced after removal of a brain tumor at age 10.
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Poetry and Healing
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Ted Kooser, Pulitzer Prize winner and Poet Laureate of the United States from 2004 to 2006, recounts his experience with cancer and its interplay with his life as a poet.
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Memories and the Solace of Stories
Poet Gary A. Holthaus discusses the healing effect of turning memories into stories. His poem "Air Search: Naknek, Alaska, January, 1965" is included.
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How My Dog Died
In a third-grade writing assignment, Brennan Zelener recalls the night his dog died.
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The Final Night
In a tenth-grade essay on a "challenging life experience," Kelli Donovan writes about the night her father died.
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Medication and Me - An Essay on Depression
In this essay, Heather Villars explores her experiences with depresssion.
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