We Were Better Together

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In 2012 entrepreneur Robert Shearer and his wife Melissa sold their company Shearer Foods so that they could spend their golden years together. But after just two idyllic years with friends family and their beloved horses Melissa was diagnosed with uterine cancer. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Still reeling from the news the couple decided early to face the challenge like they would any other: as a team. Their journey together ended when Melissa died eight years later but not before their profound love deepened to help Robert transform his grief into gratitude.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>That love story is the inspiration for </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>We Were Better Together</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> an informative and moving guide to caregiving for couples facing cancer. Through heartfelt letters practical tips and expert advice sections the book offers:</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-First-hand caregiving support and coping skills to lift one another's spirits</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-Expert advice from therapists oncologists insurance experts and clergy members</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-Practical guidance on estate planning palliative care and hospice services</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-Compassionate insights on embracing gratitude navigating grief and more</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Both an all-inclusive how-to guide to navigating cancer and a grieving husband's elegy for his lost love </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>We Were Better Together</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is an essential resource for couples facing a cancer diagnosis as well as a much-needed beacon of resilience and hope.</span></p>