“How long will it be before you know if the immunotherapy is working?” “Why are we taking family photos?” “Have they told you what stage his metastatic melanoma is?” “How are YOU doing?” “What is your treatment team’s success rate?” “How can we help?” “Is most of the hardship with your husband’s illness?” “Has someone […]

I didn’t realize how much care we’d taken to make our 10-year Minneapolis house a home until we moved into our new house in Seattle. 1,700 miles from home while staring a metastatic melanoma diagnosis straight in the face is a sure-fire way to make everything feel a little out of whack. Conversely, it wasn’t […]

Early yesterday morning, my friend, Tricia, drove 100 miles to meet me at Caribou Coffee across the street from Mayo’s Saint Mary’s Hospital. She hugged me with the longest hug I’ve had in a very long time, we chatted, had some tears and covered a whole wide range of topics in just one hour and […]

When we stood in the sanctuary and said our vows to Pastor Darrell, Pastor Grandpa Selmer and a church full of friends and relatives 20 years ago, we hadn’t a clue about what better or worse, richer or poorer, or sickness and health would look like in real married life. That’s amazing grace, for sure. […]