Sketches, Songs and a Rising Sun How a retired nurse found hope when facing breast cancer. When I felt the lump during a self-check, I immediately knew what it was. I am a retired registered nurse and spent 35 years treating patients. I … [Read more...] about Sketches, Songs and a Rising Sun
Home Stories Of Hope
Hope in the Aftermath
Hope in the Aftermath How a wife and mother found hope and peace after losing her husband to cancer. I’m familiar with the burdens and the honor of caring for a spouse with cancer. I know the emotional dance between hope and the reality of mortality. I’ve … [Read more...] about Hope in the Aftermath
Choosing to Float
Choosing to Float How a caregiver walked through her husband’s cancer journey with hope and resilience. When my husband, Russ, was diagnosed with cancer, I wondered if I might be a widow at age 55. Like a lot of caregivers, I had to live with a foot in both … [Read more...] about Choosing to Float
Finding Home at Christmas
Finding Home at Christmas How I found comfort and joy amidst the pain of my first Christmas with cancer (and how you can, too). The memories of past Christmases blur together, but I won’t soon forget that one Christmas—the same year I was diagnosed with … [Read more...] about Finding Home at Christmas
Breaking Anxiety’s Grip
Breaking Anxiety's Grip How author and neuropsychologist Michelle Bengtson found hope and peace amidst anxiety from cancer and other challenges. Not long after I (Michelle Bengtson) turned in the manuscript for my book “Breaking Anxiety’s Grip,” my doctor called … [Read more...] about Breaking Anxiety’s Grip