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Everything you Never Wanted to Know about Living and Dying with Cancer and Just Really, Really Didn't Want to Ask

Category: Cancery observations

The Kids Are Alright

I awake in the middle of the night to find Susan in bed next to me. I stay silent, because … More

dealing with cancer, dealing with death, dying of cancer, kids dealing with death of a loved one, kids dealing with death of a parent, life after death, widowers, widowhood

Clothes Sniffing and Other Stages of Grief

It’s been about 6 weeks since my wife, Susan, passed away, and although I realize that everyone’s experience of grief … More

cancer blog, cancer stories, dealing with cancer, dying of cancer, end of life cancer, grief, late stage cancer, stages of grief, talking about cancer, terminal cancer, what to expect when a loved one dies

Beautiful and Awful, Tender and Terrible

After a great deal of consideration, I’ve decided to write about the last days of Susan’s life. If you would … More

cancer blog, cancer pain, cancer stories, colon cancer, dealing with cancer, dying of cancer, talking about cancer, terminal cancer

Love Letters to Susan

Probably the most helpful thing I’ve done in the past few weeks was invite the people who love Susan to … More

cancer blog, cancer stories, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, dealing with cancer, dying of cancer, late stage cancer, terminal cancer

Poppies for Susan

We have received lots of messages for Susan, all of them loving and lovely, but I hadn’t exactly considered what … More

cancer blog, cancer pain, cancer stories, colon cancer, dealing with cancer, dying of cancer, late stage cancer, terminal cancer

Tough Talks

This has been a month of, well, difficult conversations.  It was kicked off with a little chat in the Hospital … More

cancer blog, cancer stories, cancer suffering, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, dealing with cancer, discussing cancer, dying of cancer, end of life cancer, terminal cancer

Lights in Dark Places

Susan’s parents and sister have all arrived safely back in California after three weeks here, much of that time spent … More

cancer blog, cancer pain, cancer stories, cancer suffering, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, dealing with cancer, discussing cancer, dying of cancer, late stage cancer, talking about cancer, terminal cancer

Strolling and Snoring and Other Signs of Life

Well, shit. (You know a cancer blog post that begins with ‘Well, shit’ is probably not going to bring a … More

colon cancer, colorectal cancer, end of life cancer, terminal cancer

There’s Hope in this World, and Beauty, and Susan, and Biden

We have been overjoyed with The Return of Susan around these parts. She’s eating soft solid food, she’s laughing and … More

cancer blog, cancer pain, cancer stories, cancer suffering, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, dealing with cancer, discussing cancer, dying of cancer, late stage cancer, living with cancer, talking about cancer, terminal cancer

And the Susan Hits the Floor

I went to the hospital this morning thinking I would be bringing Susan home. When I got there she was … More

cancer blog, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, dying of cancer, late stage cancer

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