About Marla
Marla Lackey is a nurse, author, blogger, speaker, and former caregiver to her beloved parents.
Marla’s caregiving and grief journey began in 2009, when her father passed away from bladder cancer. That same year, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. As her mother’s illness progressed, Marla stepped in as her primary caregiver and filled that role until her mother passed away in 2010.
Since her mother’s passing, Marla has made it her mission to share the lessons learned from her own journey of caregiving and grief with others who have experienced similar struggles. She uses her soulful energy and personal stories to offer hope and inspiration for caregivers and grievers alike.
Marla also speaks to healthcare professionals on the topic of mindfulness in healthcare and delivers helpful tips and stories of her personal and professional life, encouraging and inspiring her colleagues to connect with their patients while working and multitasking in a stressful environment.
Marla resides in Texas with her husband and four adult children.
Marla Lackey is a nurse, author, blogger, speaker, and former caregiver to her beloved parents.
Marla’s caregiving and grief journey began in 2009, when her father passed away from bladder cancer. That same year, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. As her mother’s illness progressed, Marla stepped in as her primary caregiver and filled that role until her mother passed away in 2010.
Since her mother’s passing, Marla has made it her mission to share the lessons learned from her own journey of caregiving and grief with others who have experienced similar
struggles. She uses her soulful energy and personal stories to offer hope and inspiration for caregivers and grievers alike.
Marla also speaks to healthcare professionals on the topic of mindfulness in healthcare and delivers helpful tips and stories of her personal and professional life, encouraging and inspiring her colleagues to connect with their patients while working and multitasking in a stressful environment.
Marla resides in Texas with her husband and four adult children.
About the Book
Marla Lackey’s mother was her best friend—her rock. Throughout her childhood, she learned many lessons from her mom that became the foundation of her life. Then, when Marla was just in her thirties, her beloved mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, creating a reversal of roles. Suddenly, it was Marla’s turn to be the rock, as she took on the role of caregiver.
Marla began to see correlations between her mother’s cancer journey and the lessons she’d been taught as a child. Her mom, in the vulnerability of illness, needed her daughter to gift those very same lessons back to her. Marla came to call these blessed “full-circle moments,” which included everything from their mutual faith in God to the significance of a simple tube of lipstick.
An inspirational memoir about love, caregiving, and grief, Faith and a Tube of Lipstick shows just how powerful the bond between a mother and daughter can be. Whether you’ve experienced cancer in your life, served as a caregiver, grieved a parent, or needed to find your faith, this story is sure to capture your heart.
Marla Lackey’s mother was her best friend—her rock. Throughout her childhood, she learned many lessons from her mom that became the foundation of her life. Then, when Marla was just in her thirties, her beloved mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, creating a reversal of roles. Suddenly, it was Marla’s turn to be the rock, as she took on the role of caregiver.
Marla began to see correlations between her mother’s cancer journey and the lessons she’d been taught as a child. Her mom, in the vulnerability of illness, needed her daughter to gift those very same lessons back to her. Marla came to call these blessed “full-circle moments,” which included everything from their mutual faith in God to the significance of a simple tube of lipstick.
An inspirational memoir about love, caregiving, and grief, Faith and a Tube of Lipstick shows just how powerful the bond between a mother and daughter can be. Whether you’ve experienced cancer in your life, served as a caregiver, grieved a parent, or needed to find your faith, this story is sure to capture your heart.
