Hope you all had a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving! Today we have a very special guest blogger: my 10-year-old daughter Chrissy. My budding writer did a post on our family blog to reflect on gratitude. I may be biased, but I think she has a lot of wisdom to share. Here’s what she has to say:
I usually [...]
I just got back from the Thanksgiving holiday. I love stuffing and other such goodies, but it is not part of my diet plan.
So I’m back to my own food and routine, including this blog. One of the great side benefits of doing this is being connected to some great experts like Dr. Gary Huber, [...]
I’ve changed my view of Thanksgiving lately. I used to think it was all about pigging out and visiting relatives. Now I’ve been focusing more on what its name intended: giving thanks.
A friend of mine started a page on Facebook, which is a daily gratitude list. I think it’s a great idea, but I need [...]
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I draw my spiritual resources from many places. I was raised Jewish (more cultural than religious), but I go to Unity on Sundays and follow Joel Osteen’s TV program and books. My Grandma Shirley would be rolling in her grave if she knew.
Hey, it works for me! What I [...]
Denny and Theresa Seewer
Denny Seewer and his wife Theresa, live in a small town called St. Marys, my husband Mike’s hometown. We’re heading to St. Marys for Thanksgiving, so I thought it would be a perfect time to share this Miracle Survivor’s story.
Back in 1975, Denny was young husband and father of a baby boy. He [...]
Here’s the link to the Enquirer article for those out of town or who missed it. I only have one quote, but there’s two pictures of Chrissy and me in the printed version – (one when I was first diagnosed with hair growing back and one they took this week of us). I guess it [...]
I’m someone who hates getting her picture taken – unless they take out all the wrinkles with PhotoShop, and it’s approved by me. Until recently, I have avoided attention.
I guess this cancer diagnosis has changed
things. I take chances, like exposing details of my life on this blog and book.
When I was working in public relations, I would always [...]
This is part 3 and the final installment of the series on affirmations by Terry McBride, inspirational speaker and author of The Hell I Can’t. Terry has an audio program called Everybody Wins. I would listen to it in the car and when I was cleaning the house. I’m a visual person, so one of the analogies [...]
I know I promised one more installment of Terry McBride’s interview, but I feel I need to address the ridiculous recommendations for breast cancer screening released recently.
A government task force has ignored the American Cancer Society’s and most doctors’ recommendations for getting annual mammograms at age 40 and doing self breast exams. They’re saying you don’t need to [...]
This is Part II of my interview about affirmations with Terry McBride, speaker and author of The Hell I Can’t. See yesterday’s post for Part 1.
Affirmations are very individual, depending on the person. When I do my affirmations, I usually start right where I am. If I do an affirmation that is so far from [...]
I first met Terry McBride, speaker and author of The Hell I Can’t, several years ago at my place of worship, New Thought Unity Center. He told his powerful story of how he went from a healthy 22-year-old to being physically crippled with a deadly E. coli bacteria that was eating away at his spine and flesh.
Doctors [...]
I just received a call from oncologist with my PET scan results. As I suspected, the chemo is not working. The good news is that it was only a small progression (.1 centimeter), and yes it was in that pesky lymph node under my arm.
Luckily, I spent some quality time yesterday with myself and God. [...]
For the past couple of years, I have transformed the way I eat. Now when I go grocery shopping, I look at everything as “medicine” for building my immune system and staying healthy. I shop the perimeter of the store and stick to the organic produce section. I limit my dairy, so I get rice [...]
I’m posting this early in the morning before my busy day. I get my PET scan today, then I’m off to my Healthy Steps class and a quick bite to eat with my friend Nevine, who I’ve mentioned in previous posts.
I want to thank everyone who has supported me as I deal with anxiety about [...]
With the health care reform bill heading toward the Senate, I thought I’d share a story from one of the Miracle Survivors who is a strong advocate for cancer research dollars.
Penny Feddick, who was diagnosed with Stage IV non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2002, never dreamed she would later stand in front of a presidential candidate fighting for [...]
I’ve heard from many of you kind people that you can’t wait until the book From Incurable to Incredible comes out. That got me thinking: why not offer, from time to time, sample chapters for free?
But there’s a catch – isn’t there always one? I’m only offering this to people who sign up for the new [...]
Today was a gorgeous Indian summer day, so my husband, daughter and her friend piled in the car to a beautiful state park. Looking over the awesome gorge with sun speckling the water below, I thanked God for this day and the healing that nature brings.
Nature, purpose, connection with others … I am grateful for [...]
I just checked my stats, and as of 10:50 a.m. today, we now have 1,002 visitors! I spoke with a few people from publishing who say I need 10,000 for the big guys to look at me, but this is a fabulous start! I’m going to keep plugging away, so feel free to keep passing [...]
Christine is definitely a walking miracle!
Before I dive into my post, I wanted to make you aware of a new feature on the site. You can now sign up for an e-mail subscription. Just enter your e-mail address in the field above the “subscribe” button, hit “subscribe,” and you’ll receive a handy-dandy e-mail with a [...]
Sometimes blogging feels like the proverbial “tree in the forest.” If it falls and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Some days I get comments; other days I don’t. Perhaps that’s why I obsessively check Google Analytics to see how many visitors I have.
A really neat thing happened yesterday [...]
