A speaker, award-winning writer, and cancer widow, Marlys took an early retirement from the St. Charles Cancer Center in Bend, OR, to write and speak full-time. Mountain biking, hiking, and snow-shoeing in the nearby Cascade Range fill her spare hours. (But she’s also a knitter and sipper of hot tea.) Marlys has a passion for repurposing old junk into cool new stuff, and an even deeper passion for helping people navigate life’s challenges toward new purpose, having negotiated a few herself.

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