The Love Of My Life Has Terminal Cancer — And We Just Got Married. Here’s What I Learned About Hope.
2 years, 6 months ago

The Love Of My Life Has Terminal Cancer — And We Just Got Married. Here’s What I Learned About Hope.

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The author and her husband, Brian, on their wedding day. We’ve spent our lives trying to control our days, our relationships and the world to arrange things “just so” in order for hope to stay with us. I’ve had the opportunity to discover the truth about hope many times before Brian’s cancer appeared. In fact, I was in the middle of writing a book about hope, “Hope,” when Brian’s cancer returned last year. When I was surrounded by the pain of human life, I couldn’t feel hope ― all I could feel was the pain and I thought it would never end.

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