A diagnosis of cancer is devastating. Having both partners in a marriage be diagnosed at the same time is a one two punch that has to be crushing. I follow Tara Parker-Pope’s About Health column in the NY Times for inspiration and beautiful writing. As the physician husband of a wife with ovarian cancer (thankfully in remission) I can especially relate to her recent article, and found it worth sharing. Hope you enjoy:
April 11, 2011, 5:24 PM
A Couple’s Knot, Tied Tighter by Dual Diagnoses
By TARA PARKER-POPE
Until February, Nathan and Elisa Bond were about as ordinary a 30-something couple as you could find in Brooklyn. Mr. Bond, 38, was a teacher and an artist; Ms. Bond, 36, worked for a real estate broker; their daughter, Sadie, had turned 1 in the fall. The last thing on their minds was cancer. read more You may also enjoy:When the Doctor’s Wife has Cancer: Another Perspective