by Perry Monaco My entire world changed on August 9th, 2009. My first and only child, Grace Stephanie, was born to my wife, Christy and me in Oshawa, Ontario. We were married for a mere thirteen months but had dreamed about this day for our entire lives. She was perfect and healthy. We couldn’t ask for anything more. What we didn’t know at the time, however, was that I was sick. While taking a shower
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After 20 years since my last diagnosis, it came as a surprise to hear the surgeon say, “I’m going to be blunt. Your biopsy is positive for melanoma.” Thus began a two-year story of fear, learning, and coming to terms with mortality. Twenty years ago my wife and I had just brought two wonderful boys into the world, bought our first home, and were settling into a new life when I noticed a funny looking
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by Michael They say that 1 out of 4 Canadians will develop cancer within their lifetime. But I have lost more than that. In 1984 my mom was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. When the doctors told her she had between 2 to 3 weeks to live, she decided they were wrong, and that she would dance at my wedding. I got married 4 years later and I not only danced with my Mom at my
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