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Sharing And Preserving The Stories Of Our Lives

A mother and son remember a frightening accident and the resulting kindness

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'The wolf was his best friend,' a son remembers his father who served in WWII

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Ministering to death row: An unlikely friendship based on a shared calling

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How baseball turned two strangers — a coach and a player — into family

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2 friends in Alaska discuss losing so many people to suicide

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A tiny gift shop in Maine became a refuge for LGBTQ people

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Recalling a Puerto Rican nationalist who took part in 1954's shooting at U.S. Capitol

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For a boy with little, learning to love a castoff trombone

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Diagnosed with terminal cancer, dad dies shortly after a StoryCorps visit

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The first lesbian couple married in Missouri talk about their love story

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A father and a doctor reflect on the life of a teenager cut short by cancer

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Man helping LGBTQ youth remembers how hard it was to come out as gay to his parents

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A mother and daughter in San Antonio, Texas, talk about the end of life

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Artist, who grew up in foster care, says try to be happy. The longest life is short

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After decades of silence, family speaks publicly about Joe Kahahawai's murder

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The legacy of the 'father of Kansas City barbecue'

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How a teacher's act of kindness bound her student and family together

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Empathy was on the other end of the line at the Lesbian Switchboard

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A big brother reflects on what his younger brother taught him

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On World AIDS Day, we hear from a man who's spent 40 years caring for people with HIV

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Father-and-son locksmiths have found the key to happiness

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A mother and son come back to StoryCorps for a final interview

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