Begin Each Day…
Posted January 20th, 2021
Caring Connections Team
Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement. ….get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Begin each day with a grateful heart.~ Abraham Heschel The above quote is one I have above my bathroom mirror. It has known many homes since I […]
Why tenacity matters in the face of cancer
Posted October 22nd, 2018
Marlys Johnson
My husband, Gary, was stubborn tenacious. When he was first diagnosed with late-stage, slow-growing cancer, we learned he could expect about two years of life. But Gary stubbornly insisted on living ten years. Ten far-reaching, astonishing years. I love that I was married to a tenacious man. There was a day—with chemo still in his system and […]
4 Simple Ways To Experience Peace In Cancer
Posted October 16th, 2017
Marlys Johnson
Not too long ago, I stumbled across an email sent as an update to our kids and siblings on how my husband, Gary, was faring with cancer: “We’re home from Hospice House,” I wrote. “Gary’s still pretty sharp, his sense of humor is still intact, but there’s been quite a bit of change in the past […]
Tips for Living With Cancer
Posted December 16th, 2014
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
OncoLink collected some advice from people who have been through a cancer diagnosis. See these tips for living with cancer.