This Is Us

I Wish We All Lived Like We Had Cancer

Because with cancer, you learn to let the little things be little

Brandon Janous
Human Parts
Published in
7 min readApr 17, 2020

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A photo of the author’s wife in front of a wall painting of wings.
Photo courtesy of the author.

Two years ago today, we got the call from the doctor to inform us that we had cancer. Yes, I said “we,” because it wasn’t just her. It was us. And it wasn’t just us, it was we.

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Brandon Janous
Human Parts

Widower | Daddy to 3 | Writer | Storyteller | IG: @brandonjanous