Archives of Photography

By Marsha Haskell During the spring of 2008, our beloved boxers Max and Mollie, affectionately referred to as “the twins,” succumbed to cancer within three weeks of each other. Through a series of events that felt like they were meant just for us over the next few months, we adopted two more boxers, Zeke and […]

By Megan McClanahan I didn’t realize how much my grandma meant to me until I lost her. I visited her almost every single day for a few months leading up to her death. These visits made us closer, which ultimately made it harder losing her. I had never experienced grief like this before. I felt […]

By Becki Yetman My professional role as a journey guide for cancer patients has helped me realize we shouldn’t leave things unsaid. I spend time with family members who have lost their person, and the thing they struggle with most is that they didn’t say certain things. I don’t want to have those regrets. I […]

 By Shu-Chuan Wang-McGrath Throughout the past 27 years, I have moved back and forth between Taiwan and the United States, pursuing education in the U.S. and a teaching career in Taiwan. Taiwan has always been deeply meaningful to me — it is where my family lives, where my faith community is rooted and where much […]

By Aaron Eisenhauer When my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, her oncologist didn’t know how much time she had, but he was clear that it was limited. She spent a year in treatment, and in January 2022, she died. I spent that intervening year clinging to a manufactured hope that she would […]