Ray Cavanaugh

Men Get Breast Cancer Too

After becoming the youngest known male breast cancer case on record, Bret Miller helps other men face what is all too-often mislabeled a "woman's disease."

A Silent Field Of Dreams

Ray Cavanaugh

Curtis Pride, perhaps the most successful deaf ballplayer in the last century, says that for the hearing impaired, baseball is the most inclusive sport.

Living On Pluto With Dementia

Ray Cavanaugh

Investigative journalist Greg O'Brien used the codeword 'Pluto' with his anonymous sources for years. Now, he uses it in his writing to refer to his battle with Alzheimer's.

Having Conquered Cancer, He Now Makes It Rock

Ray Cavanaugh

Jim Ebert spent his whole career producing musicians like Madonna and Ice Cube. Now he produces his fellow survivors.

The Shattered Violinist Pieces Herself Back Together

Ray Cavanaugh

From homeless scavenger to author and schizophrenia advocate: the descent and recovery of Bethany Yeiser.

The World’s Only Classical Music Ensemble For The Mentally Ill

Ray Cavanaugh

After his own career almost unraveled, Ronald Braunstein founded the Me2/Orchestra to help fight the stigma against mental illness in the classical music community.