{"id":3346,"date":"2019-11-18T00:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.werideourbikes.com\/?p=3346"},"modified":"2019-12-03T00:22:34","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T05:22:34","slug":"life-after-cancer-change-is-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.werideourbikes.com\/?p=3346","title":{"rendered":"Life After Cancer, Change is Hard."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A life consumed by cancer. Countless medical appointments, medications, and a whirlwind two weeks with Susan living out her final days at home all ending one morning in June of 2016. Now it was just me, and I needed a change. As you might imagine, living in the home where Susan passed away was very difficult. So many memories of our life together in a home that we lived in for 21 years. I wrote about my life after Susan\u2019s passing and the changes I have faced.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full story here: A Road Trip & Fresh Start In Bellingham, Washington After Losing A Loved One To Cancer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A life consumed by cancer. Countless medical appointments, medications, and a whirlwind two weeks with Susan living out her final days at home all ending one morning in June of 2016. 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