Getting All She Wanted -- And ALS

Jan 27, 2007-- Darcy Wakefield, a runner, teacher, and writer, was always on the go, so when she was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal neurological disease, at age 33, she did what came naturally. She lived what she referred to as a ''fast-forward life," buying a home, comiting to a partner, becoming a mother, and writing about it all in a book published two years later. ''She redefined what it means to be a person with a disease," said her younger sister, Betsy, ''You get a disease like this, and you have choices every step of the way, every day. Her choice was, 'I am not going to be defined by this.'" (3916 reads)
Read Full Story
Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength.
St. Francis de Sales

Upcoming Stories
Subscribe to DailyGood
We've sent daily emails for over 16 years, without any ads. Join a community of 154,497 by entering your email below.
- Email: