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CHARLOTTE — Death is not bad.Sara White is telling you this while having lunch recently. Reminders of her work as a real estate agent come with several calls to her cellphone and a 20-second pitch to the waiter. The previous night she threw a surprise 18th birthday party for her daughter, Jecolia, a warm-up for the high school graduation fest she was planning. Read more.

MIDDLETON – Cindy Herbst can’t help but see the parallels. She and her family have thrown themselves into the restoration of a 100-year-old Victorian house, which will become a "Ronald McDonald"- type house for adult patients recovering from transplants. Read more. Previous article on this topic.