Tag: Childhood Cancer
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No, It’s Not the Same
Being a caregiver for a young child with cancer, caring for an adult with cancer, and fighting cancer yourself are all very different experiences. All three are awful circumstances that take a huge toll on everyone involved. And while they are all difficult, anxiety-inducing, and traumatic, all three require very different things from those people.…
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An Abundance of Caution
This is the true story of how I found out that my daughter had Cancer, while I was halfway around the world on a military training exercise.
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Finding Meaning in Response to Suffering
If there was a way to make it go away, you wouldn’t be reading this. If I could give my life to remove the suffering that she’s experienced, you would not have time to tell me goodbye. But there’s not and I can’t. Sometimes, the most unjust and unfair suffering is entirely unavoidable. And in…
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How I Learned That My Daughter Has Cancer
This is the true story of how I learned that my daughter has cancer, while I was halfway around the world.
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Suffering Laurel
“Get away from me”, she screamed. / “That’s fine, whatever you need.” / “Daddy, please sit with me”. / “I’m here, okay”. / “Get Away!” || My three-year-old daughter, Laurel, suffered through waves of severe gastrointestinal pain, a side-effect of