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Personal Journey

Personal Journey · November 14, 2017

Positive

Positive. It’s a great word. Put it next to anything and it’s even better. Positive attitude. Positive charge. Think positive. Positive Impact. All good things, right? Yeah, that’s what I used to think too. Then there came a time when positive wasn’t a good thing and putting it next …

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Personal Journey · August 28, 2017

Margarete Cassalina’s interview about her latest book, ‘See You at Sunset’

iUniverse author Margarete Cassalina tells us about her second book, See You at Sunset, a story based on real-life experience with cystic fibrosis. Margarete Cassalina Talks About 'See You at Sunset' Please briefly describe your book . . . When people started asking me what my second …

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Personal Journey · August 22, 2017

See You at Sunset

Buy SEE YOU AT SUNSET on Amazon People have been asking what my soon to be released 2nd book, See You at Sunset, is all about. See You At Sunset: Elevator Pitch "If hospital rooms could talk, what would they say? If true love really could last for eternity, how would you know? What if a 13 …

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Personal Journey · November 12, 2016

When Cystic Fibrosis parents get together, love is there.

When CF parents get together, love is there. It doesn't take long in a room full of cystic fibrosis parents to see love. I was honored to be asked to speak to a group of CF parents in Salt Lake City Thursday night. I expected a small group but the room was filled to capacity with me being …

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Personal Journey · November 11, 2016

Where Do You Come From?

I travel a lot. It’s almost inevitable when I’m somewhere, in some state, at some new place that I get asked, “Where do you come from?” I smile and tell them, “New York.” Their response is usually, “Yeah, I can tell by your accent.” I laugh, and say in an fake exaggerated Sopranos-Italian …

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Personal Journey · November 22, 2015

Recap, Reset, Rename

4 hours 600 people 2 million dollars  all for Cystic Fibrosis research. Thursday night was our last CF event of the year.  We left on a high note and a fist full of cash for the CF cure. I left the evening with hope for the future, a couple of roses, and a York Peppermint …

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Personal Journey · September 9, 2013

Mushy Monday Morning

  WARNING: Mushy Monday Morning This Monday morning started like every other day. Marc woke me up at 7am with a hot cup coffee. Backstory: 24 years ago he asked me what would it take to make me happy.  I half jokingly answered "Wake me up with coffee every morning." I can see you …

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Personal Journey · August 17, 2013

Can you Dig It?

You every wonder what impact you have on people?I think a lot of that could be answered by who shows up at your funeral and what is said about you.Today I paid my respects to a man I only saw a few times a year, over the past 15 years.When I heard the news of him passing, unbelieving, I asked Marc, …

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