I "met" Ellen Fisher a few years ago, back when I first started a blog and she came to speak up on a controversial topic. Right away, she struck me as intelligent, fun, and friendly. When she started her own blog, she didn't just talk about writing, but also about her family, which she clearly adored.

Later, when I was working on Snowbound, a story in which the hero is recovering from cancer, we discussed the subject, one that we were close to, because our husbands were both diagnosed with cancer in their early twenties. Sadly, Ellen's husband's cancer returned, progressed quickly, and he passed away yesterday.

Please visit her blog and read her story, and keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers.