In Sickness

The Unfairest of Fights


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If you’re looking for a fair fight, don’t pick one with cancer. Odds are that cancer rarely loses and its adversary won’t have a puncher’s chance of bringing on defeat. Anyone confronted with caring for someone with a cancer diagnosis typically has no shortage of personal will, but not necessarily successful in finding a way to beat cancer. Just ask Miguel Barron who supported his wife in her two-year ordeal living with metastatic breast cancer, providing constant love, compassion, and dedication. Miguel also endured the emotional pressures of caring for someone with a progressive and punishing illness like cancer as he lived with loneliness and an overwhelming sadness during this time. Miguel captured his experience in a no holds-barred book, The Boxer’s Corner, that peers deep into his soul and shines a questioning light on the industry that creates medicines and supports patients. To learn more visit insickness.org.

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In SicknessBy Bob Coughlin & Paul Kidwell