A diagnosis of cancer can be both a test and a testament of strength for the patients and the partners who see them through the greatest challenges of their lives.
“There is a lot of unforeseen changes that take place,” Licensed Social Worker Susan Hawk of Allen County Regional Hospital’s Home Health and Hospice said. “Role changes and changes in responsibilities can turn your whole life upside down.”
Dimity Lowell, Iola, and Laura Houk, Humboldt, know first hand of the toll acute illness can take on a marriage.
In 2008, during a…
Living on a Prayer
