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Still My Love, My Darling—2020 – ScarredJoy
NOTE: This is a revised message of one originally posted on June 10, 2017. With this particular post I would like to highlight more of the "joy" than the "scarred" part of life. A few years ago a song hit the charts on the radio people still sing today. The song is, “Unchained Melody,” and…
Still My Love, My Darling—2021: Book Feature, “Cancer Is No Laughing Matter (But it Helps).” – ScarredJoy
Scars of Cancer The purpose of my Scarred Joy post in February each year is to highlight experiences with cancer. On December 4, 2017, my wife, my darling, received a diagnosis of uterine cancer. This became her second experience with cancer. On January 9, 2018, she had surgery to remove the cancer. She has been…
Cancer and The Cry of Husbands – ScarredJoy
It is estimated that in 2020: On average, 617 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer every day. On average, 228 Canadians will die from cancer every day. Lung, breast, colorectal and prostate cancer are the most diagnosed types of cancer in Canada (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer). Based on 2020 estimates: These 4 cancers account for…
Awakenings of a Deroche Spring Morning – ScarredJoy
(First posted on April 22, 2020 on InScribe Christian Writers’ Fellowship Blog.) My wife and I live in British Columbia, Canada, in an area known as the Fraser Valley. We live in a small community called, Deroche. We love living here. Farmland, mountains, and the mighty Fraser River surround Deroche. There are evergreen trees as…
Christmas in the Shadows – ScarredJoy
(This message was originally on the InScribe Christian Writer's Fellowship Blog, Dec. 22, 2021) This post is an effort to give a voice to those unwelcome within the greater scheme of life. Even at a holy time, there are those who live in the shadows. I am a Leper I am one of the least…
The Purpose of My Blog – ScarredJoy
I am not new to blogging but I still have a lot to learn about it. Please allow me to give you an idea of who I am and why I blog. I have forty years of experience of supporting people in their grief. This includes professionally and volunteering as well as in my education.…
Processing Grief Through Photography and Writing – ScarredJoy
An opportunity came up for me about a month ago. The opportunity came in the form of an invitation to register for a webinar on “Processing Grief Through Photography and Writing.” The webinar is a presentation of North Van Arts and the instructor is documentary photographer and educator, Felicia Chang, from North Vancouver. Registrants attended…
Compassion, Tender hearts, and Pandemic – ScarredJoy
Disclaimer: All Scarred Joy posts reflect the author’s view of the world. This one is no different. I dedicate this Scarred Joy post to my close friend and Covid-19 teacher, Nurse Candi. In March 2020, the world changed forever. Terms like, “lockdown,” “self-isolation,” “Coronavirus,” “Covid-19,” “virus,” and “pandemic,” became a permanent part of the vernacular.…