Paws & A Cause

November 9, 2022

Twilla Johannesen and her dog Samson have been logging miles to raise funds to fight cancer. Photo by Kari Hould.

"I'm not afraid to die; I am only afraid of saying goodbye to you forever."

Perhaps those weren't the exact words she heard, but they might have been. Less than two years ago, Twilla Johannesen said a final goodbye as the grip of cancer took her mom.

Years of pain, medicine, treatments, and hope are all washed away as the final tear is wiped from the eye of your loved ones. It matters little whether the battle and agony has been for three months or ten years. Cancer wins.

It is a road many of us have walked and we would trade if we could. With no answers or treatments for a cure, we are w...

For access to this article please sign in or subscribe.