As my husband was dying, he and I never talked of his dying of cancer... never said good bye and never lived like death was something to give into. Oh yes, there were moments of agony and defeat and doubt, ...
In December of 2016 I was added to the National Cancer Survivor’s Day Foundation Speakers Bureau. I was pretty excited when I found out the news. I had written the foundation a few months prior and had submitted my application, ...
The other night I happened to be in a jacuzzi with three men and a bottle of whiskey. You know, just a typical Sunday night for Yours Truly. As whiskey-laced conversations often go, ours became deeper with each pour. A ...
I can’t remember when I heard the phrase “Chapter 2” for the first time. I believe it was on a Facebook page dedicated to supporting the widowed community. A widow lamented that she’d never find another man to love her ...
"You have high markers for bipolar, and depression," said our marriage counselor to my husband John after looking over his paperwork, "but I can't formally diagnose you or prescribe meds; your need to go to a psychiatrist for that." John ...
Did you know that widows feel shame? Did you know that widowers feel shame? I just realized this. As I was driving to hospice bereavement last week it hit me like a ton of bricks. Sometimes when I speak about ...