What to do for someone who is injured in a car accident: An interview with a guy who has lived through it… Please give a brief synopsis of the difficult life event that you experienced: At age 20, I was hit head on by a drunk driver and found dead at the scene. Your Story/The Circumstances: At age 20, I was on top of the world as one of the best sales reps in my company’s 50-year history, when my car was hit head on by a drunk driver at...

What to do for someone who has brain surgery for an arteriovenous malformation: An interview with someone who has lived through it… Please give a brief synopsis of the difficult life event that you experienced: In August of 2010, I underwent two surgeries to remove a malformed artery in my brain. Your Story/The Circumstances: In late July 2010, I had a seizure while I was sleeping.  My girlfriend called 9-1-1 and I woke up in the...

What to do for a woman whose husband is killed unexpectedly: An interview with someone who lived through it… Please give a brief synopsis of the difficult life event that you experienced: One morning I got a call… my husband had been killed walking across the street, by an uninsured motorist.  I was instantly alone, saddled with debt, bombarded with questions, required to make decisions, and completely clueless about most of what it...

What to do for a teenager whose mother passes away unexpectedly: An interview with someone who’s lived through it… Please give a brief synopsis of the difficult life event that you experienced: My mother passed away from a massive heart attack when I was only 17 years old. Your Story/The Circumstances: When I was 17 years old, midway through my first year in college and away from home for the very first time, my basketball coach woke me...

An interview with someone who’s lived through it… Please give a brief synopsis of the difficult life event that you experienced: Many tough situations happened for me in my twenties, and they taught me a great deal. The biggest one was when my mother, who suffered from mental illness, took her life when I was 23. Your Story/The Circumstances: At the time, I was “broke,” 8 months pregnant, single…and a college...

An interview with someone who has lived through it… Brief synopsis of the difficult life event that you experienced: I was  leading a Ski-Week-End Youth Retreat (as the Youth Minister for a large church) and was struck down with an auto-immune disease that paralyzed me from the waist down in 30 minutes. Your Story/The Circumstances: January, 15, 2005 I was in the best shape of my life. I was running, rollerblading, kayaking,...