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Could Alternative Cures for Cancer Actually Work?

Cancer is possibly the ugliest disease known to man. It can be benign and completely non-fatal or it can be malignant and bring with it a potential death sentence. Many are baffled by why it starts, how it works and how to best treat it

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First Steps into Eternity-How We Helped Mom Die

The phone rang at around five am on a November morning four years ago. A voice I had never heard before informed me that my mother had just passed away. I slowly disconnected and whispered, ”Oh, thank God that it is finally over for her.”

I knew no bands would play. No flags would fly at half-mast. A humble, simple woman, one of those kind, hidden heroes that hold together families and enrich communities, was gone like light disappears with the flick of a switch. But I was glad for her that all the pain was now gone. click on photo

Opium Brides

An Afghanistan family is in crisis after the government came in and destroyed their opium crop. The drug lords visited shortly after it happened and demanded to know why they did not resist. The family now owes over $20,000, has no crop and no other way to pay. The drug lords come up with a solution-pay the money in a month or sell the family's seven-year old daughter. click on photo to watch.

Unique-A Roadblock to Self-Love

Feeling unique is dangerous

I hate the word unique. If the concepts of unique and uniqueness were magically transformed into a being I would mug them and pound them senseless. Most think being unique is a good thing. It is often mentioned to children and others showing doubt in themselves. It is supposed to be a source of inspiration. We have all heard it.

Young Amerasian Girl's Inspiring Story

Photographer Rick Smolan tells the unforgettable story of a young Amerasian girl, a fateful photograph, and an adoption saga with a twist.

This One's For the Girls

A tribute to a few of the many women I love in this world.

Thirty Ways to Improve Your Life Experience

Read and try some of these simple tips this very day.

President Obama Demands An Answer

PITTSBURGH—Citing three years of exhausting partisan politics, constant gridlock in Congress, and an overall feeling that the entire nation has "completely lost it," President Barack Obama openly asked a campaign-rally crowd Tuesday why he'd want to serve another term as president of "this godforsaken country."