True, first-person stories about health, wellness, resiliency and perseverance from neighbors and notables in the Camarillo Health Care District.
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Sherry Call shares a deeply personal story about her mother's declining zest for life and the journey toward accepting her mother's heartfelt decision to let go. It's a moving reflection on love, loss and understanding.
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19 Sept 2025
The Critical Box
Susan Seats of California shares a personal story about her creative approach to an otherwise difficult topic with aging parents and how her dad incorporated humor and hijinks.
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8 Sept 2025
Call Me Capable Carol
Carol Leish, a journalist, motivational speaker and disabilities advocate, shares a personal story about a car accident that left her disabled and how dreams and perseverance led her to create a game, "Call Me Capable," designed to focus on capabilities over disabilities.
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3 Jun 2025
I'll Bathe You, Mumma
The speaker recounts a poignant role reversal with her elderly mother, where she bathes her and confronts her own feelings about aging and mortality in this interview.
14 May 2025
No Longer My Secret, No Longer My Shame
Gregory Morgan of Thousand Oaks shares a story about young love, a difficult decision and a reunion that changes his life forever.
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13 May 2025
Music, a family secret and final goodbye
Adriana Recendez of Fillmore, California, shares a personal story about her mother’s terminal diagnosis, their complicated relationship, a secret revealed and the soundtrack of their lives.
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3 Dec 2024
Juggling Act: Daughter, Nurse & Caregiver
Daughter, nurse, and caregiver, Michelle Smith shares her heart-wrenching story of juggling her responsibilities and finding resilience in the midst of chaos.
19 Aug 2024
Better Late Than Never
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16 Jul 2024
Family dynamics, aging parents and forgiveness
Leslie McLeod of Camarillo and her siblings are thrown into the role of caregivers when their mother accidentally overdoses on medication. "Wholly unprepared, we walked through times of surprising closeness and devastating division as we learned to communicate frankly, make impossible decisions and extended grace to ourselves and each other," Leslie says. Dive into their story as part of our "Stories from the Heart" series brought to you by the Camarillo Health Care District.
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15 Jul 2024
The Gift of Time: Lessons from Dad
Pattie Braga of Ventura shares a story about becoming a caregiver for her father after he has a stroke and the lessons she learned from him when given the gift of time.
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12 Jul 2024
From English Rose to Triathlon Competitor
Elizabeth Olson of Thousand Oaks, California, shares a personal story of how she transformed herself from a glistening English rose to a fierce triathlon competitor, inspired by her father, energized by a new love interest and encouraged by friends.
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5 Jan 2023
A medical career born out of tragedy
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23 Nov 2022
A Living Memorial for Dad
Susan Seats of Oak Park talks about recording her dad's life stories and holding a living memorial to help him find meaning in his life before passing. At 74, her dad was active and adventurous, attending space camp and participating in a simulated flight to to the moon. But 10 years later, his health had declined, and he seemed to have lost enthusiasm for life. Susan was determined to help him see all that he had accomplished, so she connected him with a local life storytelling program and held a living memorial, where loved ones shared touching tributes. Her story about honoring the living and helping her dad transition peacefully by reflecting on a life well-lived is both heartfelt and inspirational.
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1 Nov 2022
Motherhood, caregiving and grief
Joanna Wullschleger of Camarillo, California, shares a story about perseverance, motherhood, caregiving and her journey through grief. The mother of twins and an adopted daughter, Joanna has outlived all her children and two husbands. She was a caregiver through her son’s battle with cystic fibrosis and Crohn’s disease, and she helped her daughter and first husband through their cancer battles. Her ability to stay positive during this hard journey is astonishing, and her story about living in the present is truly worth listening to.
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8 Aug 2022
The Reluctant Caregiver
Christine Jeston of Oxnard, California, shares a story about her journey as a reluctant caregiver and how she came to forgive her estranged husband while taking care of him after his cancer diagnosis and eventual passing.
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5 Aug 2022
Pain, perseverance and a path forward
Johanna Frederics of Camarillo, California, takes us on her journey as a caregiver to her mother, and the peace she found after getting her own diagnosis and finding a path forward.
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23 Jun 2022
Music touches heart and soul of patient
Ruth Siaki of Ventura, California, shares her personal journey from 9-year-old caregiver to her ailing parents to adult caregiver who makes a connection with a patient through music.
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27 May 2022
The unwitting kidney donor
Michelle Rogers of Ventura, California, shares a story about how she became a kidney donor while encouraging her boyfriend to give the gift of life to his sister, Nancy Noble, who had chronic kidney disease and was about to start dialysis. Turns out, no one in the family was a match. But Michelle was. Find out what prompted her to follow through with her promise to do "anything" Nancy needs.
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