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Tag Archives: living with untreated small cell lung cancer

Grace Notes #16: Grief at Eleven Months

June 26, 2019

Big news! I finished a first draft of the book I’m writing about our cancer experience. In March, when I …

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Immersed in Memories

March 19, 2019

In preparation for writing my next book, I completed a tedious and heart-tugging task today. My book will be about …

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Grace Notes #14 – Grief at Six Months

January 25, 2019

Marv passed away six months and fourteen hours ago. I’m feeling it is time for me to move on. To …

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God’s Grace #19: Happiness is…

July 16, 2018

going back home for the Fourth of July. Marv wanted to go to his hometown of Prinsburg, Minnesota, for their …

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God’s Grace #18: Change

June 29, 2018

Our situation has changed. Two days ago, I wrote the note below to a closed online group for people who are …

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God’s Grace #16: Reprieve

June 4, 2018

We are taking time off from cancer. Not really. But we’ve been pleasantly distracted with a few-day visit from friends, …

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God’s Grace #14: Dying Naturally

May 18, 2018

I feel alone as the spouse of someone living with Stage IV small cell lung cancer who has chosen not …

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God’s Grace #13: Denial Won’t Work Anymore

April 30, 2018

*** “I couldn’t do what you’re doing,” we hear frequently, referring to my husband’s decision to forgo cancer treatment.  It’s …

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God’s Grace #12: Time with Old Friends

April 25, 2018

“Be open to God’s work in your lives,” our minister said Sunday. He concluded by saying don’t put God in …

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God’s Grace #11: Another Hug Tour…

April 14, 2018

We spent a week on the road, traveling southeast to Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana and visiting several nieces, nephews, and …

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