The hardest battles of cancer often give rise to the most resilience, wisdom and love. BY NOAH LANE BROWNE
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Benne van der Velde – Cheers
Prolific Dutch creative Benne van der Velde lets us in as witnesses to coming to terms with grief in his poem "Cheers".
Telomeres: A Strange Fate
Love, loss and the biology of endings. BY DAVID WHITEHURST
The Gift
Love, hope, and reality; are woven and wrapped together. BY NANCY FRANCESE
Now and Then
BY CAMILLE GOODISON - Rediscovering the strength and joy in a family's legacy, and appreciating the similarities and differences.
Remember the Bear
BY JENNIFER CHRISTGAU AQUINO When the fall the sky turned orange from fire, and a pandemic roared, and the children lay in bed all day, and cancer took residence in your armpits, you found a bear in your basement.
F*cked Up, but Always Beautiful
Tim Desmond writes about his wife's terminal illness, and his revelation about the way in which his deep love for his wife was manifesting as anxiety, and because of it he was missing their shared moments of beauty.
Deneen Fendig and Duncan Trussell Talk About Active Dying
In March 2013, comedian and Podcast host Duncan Trussell broadcast one of the most touching episodes of his show, a conversation with his mother, Deneen Fendig, who was close to death after a long battle with cancer. Fendig, clearly an influence on Trussell's rambunctiously curious outlook on life, is lucid and uplifting as she talks… Continue reading Deneen Fendig and Duncan Trussell Talk About Active Dying