The year 2011 proved to be a challenging year. A number of serious health issues in close family members took center stage. The frequency of my posts declined in part due to these important distractions but other factors also played a major role. Although I published fewer articles, the number of visits to my blog …
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I’m not an emotional man. As such, I rarely experience the extremes of sadness or joy. This is not to say that I do not experience joy or sadness – I do. I take great pleasure in life and also feel the pain that comes with it. But, I am very stable and steadfast – …
Read more “The Tears of Strength in Cancer’s Wake.”
I have often said: “Life has a way of getting in the way of itself.” I had been implying that life plans don’t necessarily work out due to the vagaries of life itself. In my wife’s case, a more literal interpretation is fitting. A DNA replication error set in place a rapid cell duplication process …
Read more “Up and ever onward: My wife’s battle with cancer.”
Having a loved one with cancer is a life changing experience. It necessitates coping with the medical demands and perhaps equally challenging, the psychological ones. One of the most curious issues my wife has had to deal with are the things people say. Many people do say the right thing, but often she recounts horrible …
Read more “What not to say to someone with cancer: And what helps”