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Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
A Conversation About Love, Hope, Caring and LegacyOn May 15, 2019 the Cystic Fibrosis Center and the Center for Excellence in Pulmonary Biology at Stanford University School of Medicine will host Mark Smith and Diane Shader Smith, parents of the late Mallory Smith, to speak to the story and legacy of their daughter, Mallory Smith. Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at age three, Mallory Smith went on to graduate Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University and forge a career as an environmental journalist, inspiring others even as she privately raged against her illness. Determined to “Live Happy,” a mantra she followed until her death, Mallory worked hard to make the most out of the limited time she had, becoming a cystic fibrosis advocate well known in the CF community, building beautiful friendships, and ultimately finding love.
For more than ten years, Mallory recorded her thoughts and observations about struggles and feelings too personal to share during her life, leaving instructions for her mother to publish her work posthumously. After her death at age 25, Mallory’s mother Diane Shader Smith, honored her daughter’s wish with the completion of Mallory’s memoir, Salt in My Soul, An Unfinished Life. Join her and one of Mallory’s physicians, David Cornfield, in conversation about Mallory, hope, love, care and chronic illness.
Please join. Hors d’oeuvres and light refreshments will be served following the conversation.
When: May 15, 2019 | 4:15 - 6 p.m.
Where: Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford Auditorium, West Building | 725 Welch Road
