Gerald Sanders Berenson MD

Those whose hearts you touched, continue to speak your name. Especially, on this the day of your birth, you are remembered for your wisdom that balanced a thirst for knowledge with responsibility for benefitting the marginalized. You are remembered for your sincere thoughtfulness and compassion for your family, friends, strangers in need, and above all, children. You are remembered for your respect for life changes aging brings amidst a desire to actively live. You are remembered for your...

Gerald, Fall is the season of your birth and of your death. In your honor, I have written the following poem. Fall written by Sandra Owen October 25, 2023 Fall is a time to meditate on what was and what is yet to be. While sitting in my garden, a cool breeze brushes my cheek; a nearby dove coos from his hiding place. As if a kaleidoscope, the...

My grief from your "passing" is lifting enough that I now understand I can honor you each time I reach out and lift-up others needing support and encouragement in ways that you demonstrated through many years of our friendship. I am attaching a yellow/orange calla lily, from my garden, representing its symbol of hope, confidence, respect, and nurturing presence of service, healing, and kindness, all attributes I observed in you.

September brought unexpected life challenges resulting in my belated birthday wish to you. You once told me to meet such challenges straightforward with confidence and courage and then find my place of peace for renewal. For you, that place was fly fishing with your son in a secluded mountain stream. For me, that place of peace is in my flower gardens among nature's beauty. On this October evening, I bring you a birthday flower," Harvest of Memories" iris, to celebrate your birth, your life,...

Another Thanksgiving has come and gone. An empty chair remains at the table. I mourn that emptiness yet this passing of time has softened the rough edges of my grief. Time has illuminated the gift you have given us in your passing on Thanksgiving night, a celebrated time of the harvest and thankfulness for our blessings, a time not of sorrow but thankfulness. Now, with each future Thanksgiving, the chair will glow as it is filled with thankfulness for your friendship and your encouragement...

Hey dad, thinking about you guys. Missing ya'll everyday.

Celebrating the day of your birth, September 19
Happy Birthday, Gerald

As the anniversary of your death approaches, I realize that even though you are now unseen/unheard, you are very near. The memories we shared have become personal treasures. You have become the giant upon whose shoulders we now stand as we further your legacy specific to Primordial Prevention of Adult Hypertension, as it is influenced by life span health education. The light of each full moon will continue to join us, my dear friend, as you continue your exciting journey in a new dimension of...