Lisa Schamess and her husband, Gil, are the authors of "A Diary of Living With Cancer," a Beliefnet column documenting their joint struggle to live fully and raise their baby daughter, Mona, in the face of Gil's diagnosis of metastatic liver cancer. Their essays offer a rare glimpse into the braided realities of patient and caretaker. On January 29, 2000, Gil died peacefully at home.
Since then, Lisa has authored "Widow's Walk: A Year's Journey Through Grief." The column poignantly chronicles her life in the year after Gil's death as both widow and new mother.
Follow their journey on Beliefnet...
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A Diary of Living with Cancer
by Lisa and Gil Schamess
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Widow's Walk: A Year's Journey Through Grief
by Lisa Schamess
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Installment VI
The Valley of the Shadow Lisa reflects on the final weeks of her husband's illness and the first weeks of her new life alone. More... |
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Installment VII
Light and Shadow Reflections on combining young motherhood and young widowhood. More... |
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Installment III
Spiraling Downward Lisa helps guide the family through the stages of Gil's disease. More... |
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Installment IV
Falling Off the Cliff With the deterioration of Gil's health, Lisa reaches the end of hope. More... |
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Installment X
Womanly Art of Self-Expression Sometimes just doing what needs to be done is enough. More... |
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Installment XI
Relief and Regret At Yom Kippur, what does the holiday ritual of annulling vows mean to a widow? More... |
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Installment XII
House of Memory In her final column, Lisa reflects on the past year as a widow and on the future. More... |
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