This month was supposed to be my husband Jeff’s 50th birthday. It is also around the time that would mark 5 years since his cancer treatment for stage 3 esophageal cancer wrapped up. For anyone who knows about cancer, you know that five years without cancer rearing its ugly head again after treatment is a major milestone. It means you are officially in remission and cancer-free. So this month was going to be something really big to celebrate at our house!

But the cancer came back and on August 7, 2019, Jeff died in my arms. For those still getting to know me, I want you to know that so much of who I am today is because of Jeff Oestreicher.