Category Archives: faith

Has life handed me my last chapter?

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Marti Benedetti

In November, just after my birthday, and after eight months of dealing with progressively crippling bone pain, I was handed the medical diagnosis of breast cancer that had metastasized into my bones. This is a mother fucker because for months … Continue reading →

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Losing my religion

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Marti Benedetti

In the last couple years, I’ve read stacks of books, articles and blogs on losing a loved one, grieving and dealing with severe illness. Among those on grief: Joan Didion’s “The Year of Magical Thinking,” “A Grief Observed” by C.S. … Continue reading →

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