"e;Illness, in the larger sense of mortality,"e; Don Hardy writes, "e;is an inescapable shared trait among all living creatures, and we humans know about it, whether or not we want to talk about it."e;Because I'd Hate to Just Disappear is a portrait of a husband and wife, Don and Heather Hardy, thrown into the physical and emotional machinery of Don being diagnosed with leukemia and going through chemotherapy and treatment over a period of close to two years.In this thoughtful and exquisite account, Don and Heather narrate Don's struggle in real-time. Disarmingly honest, they recount each intimate stage of a couple living through cancer together, the mental and physical struggles, the humor and visceral emotion to reveal how two very different personalities shape-and are shaped by-the experience of cancer and its treatment. Through these moments emerge a constant flow of human kindness and discovery that lifts them each day.