Tag Archives: Ellyn Miller

Bereavement Meeting

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Team Captain

Last night I went to a bereavement group. It’s for parents that have had a child die. I actually like to go to these meetings. There are no pretenses. We are all walking down the same path. We understand each … Continue reading →

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A Pair of Shoes

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Team Captain

One day in September, after my wife Ellie and I visited a Senator in the Hart building, we met up with Ellyn Miller (Gabriella Miller’s mother) on a beautiful blue-sky morning in front of the Cannon House Building in Washington, … Continue reading →

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Giving It All

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Team Captain

Editor’s Note: One day, their 9 year old daughter is perfectly normal and healthy. The very next day they heard these words, “Your daughter has cancer and it’s terminal.” It happened just that quickly. About one year later, Mark and Ellyn … Continue reading →

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Compassionate Use

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Team Captain

You may remember the #SaveJosh news articles in the spring of 2014 where little Josh Hardy’s family mounted, as a last ditch effort, a social media campaign to get him into a clinical trial that St. Jude’s doctors said was … Continue reading →

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