chemotherapy involved two hours at the hospital every other week. he'd leave wearing a fanny pack that would continue to deliver treatment for 48 straight hours, one slow drip at a time...

his heart, beating for 84 years and full of love for the woman he affectionately called his "blue-eyed guera [pronounced whedda]," felt like it was failing..

the provider paid out on 7,469 life and 1,769 critical illness claims in the year, with men accounting for 59 per cent of life claims and 47 per cent of critical illness claims..