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February 25, 2021

Diane Ruch Host Turning Mourning into a Movement

At age eight, Alisa Ann Ruch was fatally injured in a backyard barbecue accident in Southern California. Bravely turning their mourning into a movement, Alisa ...

February 10, 2021

AARBF Love Stories

Spoiler alert...this love story has a sad ending. But it’s a true Burn Foundation love story from meeting at camp in 1993, hanging out and ...

November 23, 2020

Ethan, David and Frani Ruch’s Stories

“When a family grieves together, a family heals together. And if one doesn’t heal the same way, they can help each other through it differently.”-Ethan ...

October 29, 2020

Tremone’s Story: From Burn Injury to Burn Survivor Advocate

“The Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation kept me from going over the cliff. I was raised in a bad environment but AARBF exposed me to ...

June 5, 2020

Combating Isolation: Miki Mathes’ Story

“We don't heal in isolation, but in community.” Kelley Harrell, Best-Selling Author Isolation is a feeling of sadness, loneliness and not feeling connected to the ...