Why the Un-Better Half? I’m a young father with three little kids. My wife, Lindy, passed away from breast cancer September 14, 2012. Here is where I journal my thoughts as a single Dad and a former modern cancer caregiver. Read more
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Tag Archives: Cancer
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This week will mark the six-month anniversary of Lindy’s passing. How are we? Well, we’re smiling more when we remember her and crying a lot less. Each day that goes by, we get a little better. Life will never, ever be … Continue reading
Posted in Coming to Terms, Feelings, Grieving, Uncategorized
Tagged Cancer, Capturing Memories, Caregivers, Dealing With A Spouse With Cancer, Grief, Life Changing
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Summer is Fading
A church friend lost his wife over the weekend after a brief, but intense, battle with cancer. Linda was 52. She left behind a husband, special needs daughter and a teenage son. Most everyone found out the news at church … Continue reading
Posted in Coming to Terms, Living With Cancer
Tagged Brothers, Cancer, God, Life Changing, Liv, Tomorrow is Now, Worry
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Pain Has Made Us Honest
Rob Bell is having one heck of a week. He’s the charismatic founding pastor of Mars Hill Church in Grandville, Michigan. You may have seen him on Good Morning America, MSNBC or in your USA Today. His polarizing new book, … Continue reading
Posted in Coming to Terms, Feelings, Living With Cancer, Think About It
Tagged Cancer, Life, Life Changing, Love Wins, Pain, Rob Bell, Suffering, Suffering Creates, The Great Shift
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You Got This Brother
Yesterday, Lindy and I were back to The University of Michigan Cancer Center for her six week check up. Before the actual appointment she had a blood draw to check various levels. As we sat in the large lab waiting … Continue reading
Posted in Caregiving, Living With Cancer
Tagged Brothers, Cancer, Caregivers, Labs, Living With A Spouse With Cancer
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