• At My Right Hand

    At My Right Hand

    Cancer. A word that even today, on the other side, is still hard for me to write. When I used to hear someone had a cancer diagnosis, my thoughts immediately jumped…

  • More Than I Can Bear

    More Than I Can Bear

    I had always wanted to be a mom. However, I didn’t know how hard, heartbreaking or rewarding the journey of becoming a mom would be. My husband, Casey, and I decided…

  • Fight, Mom, Fight

    Fight, Mom, Fight

    My mom is strong. She is fight-Mike-Tyson-with-her-oven-mitts-on strong.Carolina-reaper-on-her-eggs-chased-down-by-truck-stop-black-coffee strong.Raised-my-brother-and-my-sister-and-me strong. The latter taking the belt. words + photographs MARK APPLEGATE Mom was diagnosed in 2009 with, in the words of her…