SHOW NOTES

4:35 – 35th wedding anniversary

5:25 – key qualities to a strong and meaningful relationship

6:00 – team approach

6:45 – facing unexpected fears, head on, one day at a time

7:25 – discovering inner strength

7:55 – Olivia, the amazing daughter and sister

9:05 – Special Love, Inc., Tom and Sheila Baker

9:35 ­– BRASS Camp

11:10 – Ryan, first cancer diagnosis at two years old

11:35 – ordinary family with an extraordinary circumstance

11:50 – leukemia meets it match with Ryan’s grit

15:00 ­– choosing hope is choosing life

15:15 – Make-a-Wish trips

16:15 – leading through advocacy

17:05 – management is key

17:45 – gratitude for such remarkable support – it kept us going, it keeps us going

19:25 – Camp Fantastic (Special Love, Inc.)

20:15 – no one wants to join the club of parents of children with cancer

21:00 – adult skills learned as a child through trial and error

23:30 – rhythm of life, impact on traditions, a roller coaster of life

24:35 – bringing home a puppy in the midst of the challenges

25:45 – ready to go to the hospital on a moment’s notice

27:10 – selecting quotations that capture the essence of one’s thoughts and intended message

29:05 – meeting Ryan’s bone marrow donor, Scott Harris

31:05 – consider joining the bone marrow registry

32:00 – graft versus host disease can be deadly

32:40 – Sharon and Lee Johnson, the ultimate role models and friends

35:15 – manufacturing sunshine

36:00 – Ryan’s loud pants

37:05 – writing a second book (Joyride Journeys)

38:30 – naming our cars and upcoming cross-country driving trip

39:20 – post-traumatic growth and gains

40:05 – how do we channel our loss?

41:40 – advocate for yourself

Focused Fight book

Ryan’s speech

Camp Fantastic

Bone Marrow Registry 

Terri’s website

Post-Traumatic Growth article

Music for Lead. Learn. Change. is Sweet Adrenaline by Delicate Beats

Podcast cover art is a view from Brunnkogel (mountaintop) over the mountains of the Salzkammergut in Austria, courtesy of photographer Simon Berger, published on www.unsplash.com.

Professional Association of Georgia Educators  

David’s LinkedIn page