Losing a loved one to cancer is never easy. You try to move on, but there are always reminders. Little things. Sometimes big things. At the dinner table, there’s always an empty chair. Just a few days ago, we broke out an old Scrabble game, and there were still some score cards revealing just how…
Tag: dealing with grief
Cancer – the monster that never sleeps
People have asked over the years what it was like to live with someone who has cancer. I’m never quite sure what to tell them, but I try to be as honest as I can, while also extending as much hope as I can. But one thing I don’t think people realize about living with…
My wife displays grace, while I try to comprehend
It’s an afternoon I’ll never forget . . . because it’s still so hard to believe. It was a sunny, fall afternoon in either September or early October. I can’t remember now which it was. But the details are still as fresh as yesterday. I was sitting at the dining room table with my wife,…
Holding together the jello 