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Dr. Louis R Caplan (84) talks with his son, Jeremy Caplan (45) about life growing up in Baltimore, at Williams College, and in medical school at Boston, as well as meeting his wife, Brenda Caplan.

Toby Emert (49) interviews his mother Peggy Emert (69) about her relationship with his father.

Marilyn remembers her daughter Renee who passed away.

Alan and Emily came to the booth to remember their mother, Janice Sawyer Green, who passed away 14 years ago.

Jenifer "Jeni" Ihm (48) interviews her parents, Robert "Bob" Donatelli (87) and Maureen Donatelli (86), about the death of the brother she never met, their parents and grandparents, how they met, and their lives in the past.

Sara Fay Saltzman (85) talks to her grandsons, Zack Saltzman (21) and his brother Jake Saltzman (25) about growing up in Chicago, her husband's business on Maxwell Street, her career as a teacher, and motherhood.

Dr. Laurie Rogers (55) interviews her friend Dr. Maria De Leon (52) about her experience as a neurologist specializing in Parkinson's Disease and later being diagnosed with the disease herself.

One Small Step partners Ernestine Krehbiel (83) and Rose [No Name Given] (45) share a conversation about their children, abortion, faith, and their personal political values.

Sandeep "San" Garcha (43) discusses his life choices, addictions, and goals with his friend, Ann Fisher [no age given].

Robert J. Baumann (70) talks with wife, Judith Baumann (68) about his career in child neurology and his work in the rural communities of Eastern Kentucky.

Shannon Bear (37) speaks to his wife, Amanda Bear (37), about losing his wife of 10 years to a brain tumor, learning not to sweat the small things in life, and his love for his children. They speak about remarrying...

Friends Sarah Houseknecht (36) and Valerie Lawson (50) talk about their shared experiences with brain tumors and hearing loss, their favorite memories with one another, and how the First Light Community has impacted them both.

On November 27th, 2017, Charlie Ruderman interviewed his mother Catherine Smith to learn about her childhood and what it was like to lose a loved one. Throughout the interview, Catherine describes her childhood in the 1970’s San Fernando Valley. This...

Craig Jurgensen is interviewed by his son John Jurgensen about becoming a doctor, his focus on neurology, specializing in Parkinsons Disease and diagnosing and treating his wife for memory loss in his retirement.

Hillary Harvey talks with husband, Dustin Hays, about their relationship, their family, and her experience thus far living with a brain tumor.

Colleagues Neal Hermanowicz (68) and Andrea Merriam (41) discuss Neal's career in neurology, treatment for Parkinson's Disease, and their upbringings.

Two friends tell the story of how they met, their journey to becoming chaplains, how their friendship deepened but also changed.

We talked a lot about my dad’s changing career path and how his life changed after his brain tumor.

Dr. Egle Cekanaviciute is a Principal Investigator and Research Scientist in the Radiation Biophysics Laboratory at the NASA Ames Research Center. She is also one of the Course Directors for STAR (Spaceflight Technologies, Application and Research), an intensive training course...

Yicheng (YC) Sun (24) and his coworker Ryan Hussey (34) talk about their families, first crushes, passions, and guilty pleasures.

Recognizing that we are in the midst of a global pandemic, I feel it incumbent upon me to make a record for posterity of the ground breaking medical work advanced by my husband, Dr. Hamlin Emory. It is my hope...

Talking to my big sister about the hardships in her life.

This is a story of a young girl who was told that she could not become a physician, but went on to become a great leader in the field of pediatric neurology. The story covers her own personal healing from...

Megan Routson (29) interviews her fiancé, Terrence Adams (30), about his brain tumor. He speaks about how it has affected his life, how their relationship has changed, and his hopes for the future.

Carlos Perez Borjá (84) talks with his daughter Patricia Perez Fresard (55) and his grandchildren Amanda Fresard (18) and Donn Fresard about his career as a neurologist in Ecuador and the U.S. CP also speaks about affordable healthcare and the...