Deep into treatment, Derek’s young wife Emily seeks a second opinion with the world-renowned cancer specialists at MD Anderson in Houston Texas. You’ll hear what the doctors say, their plan.   How Derek compartmentalizes:  One moment he’s a husband, the next, he’s a caregiver, and at the same time, father to their baby boy.  Wearing three hats, how does he do this? You’ll hear why Derek had to smuggle his baby boy INTO the hospital. And with conflicted heavy hearts, we contemplate how, with cancer treatment, it feels as if we choose to slowly kill our loved one, because, if left untreated, cancer might kill faster. Right after Emily’s funeral, Derek chooses to take a road trip with his baby son. Derek explains why. And plenty more! Bulletoes She Wanted A Second Opinion Scan-xiety Cancer is fu#&ed up Valentine’s Weekend The New Nightmare Please Just Go Blank Smuggling Our Baby INTO The Hospital Compartmentalizing: Caregiver, Husband, and Father Killing Her Slower Fiesta Night Angelic Hospice Nurses Father and Baby Son Road Trip If you haven't listened to part 1, here's the link. Because you shouldn't have to journey alone, join me in the My Spouse Died Too community email list for members-only benefits: Behind-the-scenes commentary gives you deeper insight--helps you heal. Episode alerts so you'll know when a new episode is ready. Updates on past podcast guests because their journeys continue too. Plus more thoughts, resources, and random widowed journey stuff I discover. And it's the best way to contact me. Because you shouldn't have to journey alone. Sign-up takes less than thirty-two seconds. Here's the link: https://www.myspousediedtoo.com. Hope. Heal. Find love again. ~ Emeric My Spouse Died Too podcast, images, logos, artwork copyright © 2019-2022 by Emeric McCleary. Music and lyrics © 2019-2022 by Emeric McCleary and Elena McCleary.