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Before the bear, with a degree in natural history from Arizona‚’s Prescott College, I’d landed the most challenging and rewarding job I’d ever had, taking severely emotionally disturbed children on recreational outings for Alaska Children’s Services. After the bear, I got a master’s degree in social work from the University of Alaska-Anchorage. I’m now director of therapeutic foster care for Denali Family Services, the largest therapeutic foster-care provider in the state. My wife, Amber Takavitz Bigley, and our two young children, Alden and Acacia, live in Anchorage, Alaska.

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A Bigley Family Walk

It was a typical evening walk for the Bigley family.

Evening walks seem like they should be so relaxing. For our family, they seldom are as peaceful as we expect them to be. Tonight’s walk was no different. Just out of the car, Amber, the dogs, and I walked down a snowy trail into some woods and waited at the bottom of a hill for our son to catch up with his sled. Overly confident, I stood aloof wh

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	Beyond the Bear: How I Learned to Live and Love Again after Being Blinded by a Bear by Dan Bigley (Goodreads Author), Debra McKinney (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 915 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond the Bear: How I Learned to Live and Love Again after Being Blinded by a Bear by Dan Bigley (Goodreads Author), Debra McKinney (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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