by Marcela Shine | Sep 8, 2017 | Life BEYOND Breast Cancer, MaryAnne DiCanto
A message for you my darling MaryAnne DiCanto Four months since we parted, my darling. I’m still here as you know; heart sick, broken, and madly in love with you. It’s not just your memory I hang on to; I cling to your presence. That flicker of certainty... 
by Marcela Shine | Jul 28, 2017 | Life BEYOND Breast Cancer, MaryAnne DiCanto
Today, July 28, is our beloved MaryAnne DiCanto’s 60th Birthday. Each year on this day we made our one and only goal for the year – to get to the next birthday. There was always a creative cake, like the one last year made out of her favorite donuts. There... 
by The Tutu Team | Jul 10, 2017 | Life BEYOND Breast Cancer, MaryAnne DiCanto
Two months have passed since the loss of our beloved MaryAnne DiCanto. In the midst of packing mayhem, I pause to pay tribute to my darling. Such a troubling experience. Packing the house feels like the unraveling our life together. One moment chuckling over a silly... 
by The Tutu Team | May 23, 2017 | Life BEYOND Breast Cancer, MaryAnne DiCanto
Written by Scott DeCanto Two weeks to the moment since we lost our MaryAnne DiCanto. The pain remains agonizing and fresh, as if it just happened. I wish I had a better answer to the question of how I’m doing. I wish I could soldier-up and suck it up. I can with... 
by Marcela Shine | May 23, 2017 | Life BEYOND Breast Cancer, MaryAnne DiCanto
Here is a better explanation of what is going on. Another MaryAnne DiCanto poem of sorts. Sorry everyone, turns out this is my best way of expressing the loss. These Days These days I go to bed to the sound of the birds waking up. Those hours just before sunrise when... 
by Marcela Shine | Oct 13, 2015 | Breast Cancer Stories, Life BEYOND Breast Cancer, Liya's Stories
This article was originally published on Medium. Re-published with permission from the author. They swarmed towards me and then past me, a pink vortex of t-shirts, feather boas and every tacky accessory imaginable. And characters: a pink-clad Minnie Mouse posing for... 