Remember: Learn to laugh at yourself. Learn to help others laugh. Learn to laugh when you are up. Learn to laugh when you are down. Learn to laugh. ~Charlie “Tremendous” Jones Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

“I’ve lived my life according to experiences, so I think I’m about 18 hundred years old,” said Charlie “Tremendous” Jones in July. “I’ve had 81 fantastic years,” he said, “And I’m tired.” With family members at his side, Charlie succumbed to his inoperable lung tumor and “triumphantly entered the gates of Heaven” at 4pm, October […]

Have you found joy in your life? Has your life brought joy to others? Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

A Facebook friend, Amy, recently touched my heart: “Hey, Melanie. I was in the old neighborhood today paying tribute to the passing of my wonderful old friend (yup, one in the same from the story I told you about from when we were 13, unfortunately). Anyways, as I was memorializing him in all our old […]

“He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.” ~Elbert Green Hubbard (American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher.) Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

For Canadian Thanksgiving, a friend recently sent the following message…words from Mother Teresa: People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self- centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of having selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed […]

“When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” ~Franklin Roosevelt Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

As I mentioned in my previous Blog post, in the recent economic downturn many citizens are suffering. They are angry and sad and frustrated and worried and tired…! Many have put off their dreams for a few years for when they are sitting better financially, and the country is better. Yes…even I’ve made some changes […]

Stock markets have plunged and are bouncing around, people have seen their retirement funds and their children’s education savings drastically decline, house prices are falling, many mortgages are due for refinancing, jobs are being cut, groceries cost more… Maybe the economic downturn hasn’t affected your pocketbook…yet, but you could still be feeling the symptoms of […]

Meet 54-year-old Karl Merk. He lost his arms in a farming accident six years ago. Then three months ago, on July 25, 2008, in a 15-hour operation with 40 surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses and other support staff, Karl received the world’s first complete double arm transplant. Photo by Lennart Preiss There were five medical teams for […]