Goodnight Mom and Dad: Finding Meaning in Life’s Ordinary Moments with Thomas Denning

Mile High Success Podcast · Oct 14, 2026 · 40m

What happens when the people who once cared for you suddenly need you to care for them?

In this episode of the Mile High Success Podcast, Nick Elder sits down with Colorado author Thomas Denning to talk about his new book, Goodnight Mom and Dad: How Terminal Illness Transformed an Ordinary Family.

Thomas grew up as one of 12 children. He helped his family care for his mother as she faced brain cancer and, years later, helped care for his father through his own terminal illness.

Thomas shares why terminal illness is rarely just about medicine. It can change family roles, create hard decisions…