My dad’s determination to choose life despite his cruel illness has taught me gratitude | Nomi Kaltmann

We can’t control what happens to us – only how we react to it. And when we help others we are reminded that we are more than our sufferingMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeMy dad, Max, is in his early 60s. More than 15 years ago he was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease. Since then his illness has progressed, affecting his mobility and making ordinary tasks, like walking, increasingly difficult.My dad is softly spoken an...

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