caregivers
The Devastated Loved One
Dear Cancer,
It’s hard to even want to talk to you right now. Throughout life, I’ve seen what you are capable of, the pain you cause. You destroy lives. We try to be positive. Community and family rally around those you take hold of, but you don’t care about that.
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Has cancer changed my career? Um, yes.
Another layer to this question is when did it change my career?
Let me take you back in time to my dreams and aspirations as a young kid from Westlake, OH. All of my childhood years, there was nothing else I wanted to do except play football. There were, of course, other sports that I played along the way, but being a 6’2”, 275 pound kid in high school, it was pretty obvious what sport I was going to play.
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A Poem to cancer from the Steven G. Cancer Foundation and Elephants and Tea President.
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As I sat in my daughter Kirsten’s hospital room one afternoon in August of 2015, I looked across at her to see the sun shining on her face through the window.
Read More...Caregivers! Are You Surviving or Thriving?
Surviving or thriving? Caregivers can do BOTH. Right now, I am often just surviving day to day, but I know I am thriving while being a caregiver to an active duty military member.
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