Inside Track

In the weeks and months following my father’s stage IV pancreatic cancer diagnosis, I was a whirlwind of action. I moved home to help my mother and sister with caregiving. We accompanied him to his many doctor’s appointments and seemingly endless blood draws; we joked with him during his day-long chemotherapy sessions and sat with him as the post-chemo ...

What does it mean to be a volunteer? According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a volunteer is a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it. Wikipedia has several definitions for volunteering, including: Volunteering is a voluntary act of an individual or group freely ...