Living with Dying and Bereavement

Abstract

In this paper we describe how we write and speak in public settings about living as a couple with a life limiting illness. Our intentions are to demystify cancer and to show how priorities and positions change over time through talking and writing. This is an iterative and reflexive process which we hope will give readers ideas for future conversations with friends, family and clients.

Keywords

• cancer
• autoethnography
• performance
• positioning
• living narratives