12/21/2015
"Patricia Lenox, 77, says her oncologist at the University of Cincinnati, Olugbenga Olowokure, has been her strongest ally as she has struggled this holiday season with both the loss of her husband John and her own illness ... 'You are my boxing champion,' he said. 'I’m going to put you in the ring to fight cancer, and fight it even angrier because of what it did to your husband.'"
The loss of loved ones or the challenge of fighting an illness doesn’t pause for the holiday season. Health-care providers and bereavement counselors offer emotional support.