As a kid, no Easter was complete without a chocolate bunny. Mom would get each of us identical chocolate bunnies, each wrapped in shiny foil with a colorful bow around their necks. At the earliest opportunity, I’d rip off the foil and bite off as much bunny ear as I could cram into my mouth.

Carol Harshaw Metastatic Breast Cancer Survivor and her husband Bill Harshaw Lung Cancer Survivor’s share their story of how the roles of cancer patient and caregiver became a blur.

Whether you are 8, 18 or 28 when your parent is diagnosed with cancer, your world suddenly shifts. The questions of what to do, what to say and how to act affects not only the child but the parent too. At a time when instability is the norm, how do you maintain stability in the parent/child relationship?

The average caregiver has been providing care for 4 years on average, spending 24.4 hours a week. She is typically employed and working full time (an average of 34.7 hours per week).

Sometimes, as we go through struggles, it’s easy to only pray for the big things, such as healing, and forget to pray for the little things along the way. The more things you pray about, the more opportunity Jesus has to answer your prayers.

Heavenly Father, You know how much food is part of the holidays and how much I love food. But this year, cancer has robbed me of this joy.

Listen to Matthew West’s song Waking Miracles.