To find courage, lose fear and keep hope
My head hurts under the emotional weight of these cancers growing in my lungs, lymph nodes, adrenal gland and pelvic bone. And now there is the question of a liver lesion being malignant. Plus, there’s a new finding that the right upper lung mass has collapsed part of my lung, not to mention … [Read more...]
I’m healthy, healed and cancer free. I feel great and I love my life. I am and I do – I keep telling myself over and over. My mantra is one of the bridges that will get me to the other side; the side of good health. I visualize and then I see how it feels. Sometimes it’s hard for me … [Read more...]
Actinomyces, a rare bacteria affecting 1 in 300,000 immune compromised people, and I have it in my lungs. Wow – poor health – the gift that keeps on giving isn’t holding anything back. I’ve been at MGH for six days now and I was all set to be discharged from the hospital yesterday after … [Read more...]
Hi Joyce & devoted readers, Thank you for the beauty and courage of sharing the innerpearl of your journey. After reading today's(3/26)article, I feel compelled to share with you something that might help. After my first husband died (very unexpectedly at the age of 40), he came to me on many … [Read more...]
It seems that many of us believe, or want to believe, that we live on in spirit after we die, judging by the responses to the piece last week about my session with Spirit Medium Candice Dalton. The evidence that we do is so compelling, but I’m only one person sharing my experience. I suspect … [Read more...]
As much as I want to KNOW that I’ll be cured of cancer, I’m stuck at HOPE. How do we get to knowing from hoping? Do we convince ourselves or does it hit us like a lightening bolt? I’ve “known” something was bound to happen only a few times and it didn’t arrive with great fanfare. … [Read more...]
Since being diagnosed with cancer and exposing the raw and often difficult emotions of going through this, my life has changed in many positive ways. It is hard to believe that it's possible but so many blessing have come into my life. My column is now nationally syndicated through Gatehouse Media. People tell me that I'm inspiring them to live better and that is incredible. I cherish the people who have supported me from the beginning and all the new people that I've met through writing the column. They give their love and encouragement so freely that I'm comforted to have them next to me on this journey. And I'm more in love than ever with my daughter and grandchildren whose love, support and antics keep me going.... and make for some interesting writing. [Read More …]
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