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Most carols avoid political incorrectness, but a lot of other C- - - - - mas songs have a problem.

Anger, frustration, and fear about becoming blind give way to a life filled with hope and accomplishment.

No easy answers for homeless teens on the streets of Las Vegas

We can all live each day to its fullest potential.

Your words and actions speak louder than your claims to be a Christian.

A hike ends in pain, but with a good lesson learned.

After doctors warn of imminent death, liver transplant patient recovers to run a marathon

Banana splits become a good thing.

Dialysis and insulin injections no longer necessary.

Cancer? But Katie was only 24 years old! How can someone have cancer on her honeymoon? And that is not the only challenge Katie faces.

“The dialysis costs $6,000 a month and my medications cost maybe fourteen hundred dollars a month for 10 different pills. They say that maybe there will be no check in August.”

So, what’s wrong with the occasional beer? Even among Christians there is no consistent answer.

Carl Thompson will spend most of his time next week doing two things: recreation at Lake Tahoe and kidney dialysis in Placerville.

“I’m just waiting for the call.”
“Wow, that’ll be a big call.”
“It’s pretty scary, actually.”
“But you’re convinced it’s worth the risk.”
“Oh yeah. It is totally, absolutely worth the risk.”

“This disease is the number-three killer of teenagers,” Carl said. “If you don’t take care of yourself, you can end up like me—going blind, with wrecked kidneys, and hoping I don’t lose pieces of my arms or legs. All those years of being a human garbage can is not worth it.”