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November 02, 2015Not if, but when
“Trying to explain how you feel in this situation is really hard to do with someone who has never experienced it before.”
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October 26, 2015
What’s a healthy diet, anyway?
I mean, I know carrots are better for you than ice cream. It’s meager, but this is the basis of my nutritional plan.
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December 24, 2014Christmas with cancer
Christmas is still about watching an excited child opening presents on Christmas morning, it’s still being with family, it is still me having a turkey dinner with the in-laws (and then having another one with my parents!). We may have slowed down a little bit, but that’s ok.
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November 19, 2014
Time sharing with cancer
“No amount of fight in my wife will control the tumours coming back, nor will it control the damage the treatment does to the rest of her body. I also cannot express this emotion to someone who is just trying to lift my spirits.”
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October 22, 2014
John is grateful
When it comes to gratitude, it is important to reflect on what you have, not what you are missing. While our situation does leave a lot to be desired, we have each other, and a healthy and happy child.
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September 17, 2014
Life after cancer
I have been asked to discuss life AFTER cancer. At first I thought I was poorly placed for this. We don’t get remission, just an awkward dance with an NED diagnosis. In essence, we do not get life AFTER cancer. The reason I decided to write this blog is because the realist in me recognized something. While WE don’t get life after cancer, I probably will. And that thought terrifies me.
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August 21, 2014
A supporter's perspective on relationships
My wife has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer that spread to her lungs, and has thrown our lives into bouts of fear, stress, anger, sadness, and more fear.
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