"Make new friends but keep the old. Those are silver; these are gold." -Joseph Parry I've known these ladies since I was a young mom towing around a toddler and a newborn. At twenty-five, I knew next to nothing about being a mom. There was no 'mommy group' back then, no internet, and the only book …
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The Bittersweet Irony and Lesson of a Transplant
Marc and I are finally renovating the house we built over 25 years ago. We are no longer that young couple that raised our family but empty nesters that never updated their house in 25 years. We concentrated on our kids, not our home, and it showed. Think the early 90s. Think flowers, stripes, and …
The most unbelievably true story that ever happened to me.
This truly is the most unbelievable story that has ever happened to me and I’d like to share it with you. The backstory was copied from my Facebook page post dated 12/11/15. You may also notice that I had written an abbreviated version of it in my 2016 Xtreme Hike CF fundraising letter. (The …
Milton Library Celebrates Founder’s Day with Author Margarete Cassalina
Milton Library Celebrates Founder's Day with Local Author Margarete Cassalina The Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library in Milton New York is pleased to announce that Margarete Cassalina, a Milton resident and author of the award-winning book Beyond Breathing which recounts her struggle …
CF Foundation’s 2018 Volunteer Leadership Conference, Washington, D.C.
Margarete Cassalina, the author of the memoir, Beyond Breathing and fictional novel See You At Sunset, will be joining other dedicated volunteers for 2018 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's National Volunteer Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. March 16 - 17th More information regarding …
CF Education Day: Des Moines, IA
Margarete Cassalina, the author of the memoir, Beyond Breathing and fictional See You At Sunset, will be speaking at Blank Children's Hospital's CF Education Day in Des Moines, IA Family Education Day will be held at The Iowa Health System Kelley Conference in the Education and …
Meeting Jena; three years in the making
Another amazing Jena story that proves, yet again, that there are #NoCoincidences Since 2007, Marc and I have ventured out on our annual Jena Adventure to escape our self-proclaimed Hell Week. Our ‘hell week’ is the time between Thanksgiving and December 4th; between Jena’s last holiday with us …
Christmas is a wonderful time of year…for most people.
Christmas is a wonderful time of year…for most people. Christmas is also a time of year where emotions tug at our hearts more than we care to admit. During the holiday season, we tend to painfully feel the void of our loved ones who are no longer with us, especially those with recent losses, …
