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Jul 10, 2014

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." --Lao Tzu

A Father Who Transformed Grief By Giving

Richard Nares faced a parent's worst fear when his son Emilio was diagnosed with leukemia in 1998 and died from the disease two years later. But he managed to transform his grief into charity by helping hundreds of families face the complex challenges of childhood illness, by giving them a lift. After his son died, he returned to Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego and asked staff how he could help others. Their answer: transportation.