Are you one of those people who cringe inside every time you need to get a needle? I am.
Let me tell you, you’re not alone. The fear of the needle itself looms larger than when the actual needle is in the arm. My veins are small and deeply buried. This is just how my body comes, with veins that don’t like to surface.
Read MoreSince my last blog post, The Sum of All Cells, I was back in touch with a lovely woman who had contacted me in the Fall. I wanted to check in with her to see how she was managing from an operation where she had a cancerous tumor removed.
Read MoreI live in a world where time simply passes, not marked by a particular beginning or end; days drift into darkness and back into light.
Read MoreI search to feel the ground beneath me. This is something I have done throughout my life, especially in times of perceived adversity.
Read MoreProlonged illness strips away at the layers we so carefully craft together over time; like many thin layers of silk that float between our psyche and the outer world.
Read MoreIt was Christmas of 2014 when I first started noticing a slight change in my digestion. The awareness was very subtle, yet something inside me said, ‘there is something different with me.’ Changes can come at first, very quietly and then if we don’t listen to them, they get progressively louder.
Read MoreEveryday I walk by my bike sitting quietly in our storage area just waiting for the day that says, ‘time to get on me and go for a ride!.’
Read MoreA day of coming into the world to express my soul gifts and fulfill the mission I was sent here to do. This is of utmost importance and in the forefront of my being today and everyday now as I sit at home on medical leave to heal myself. An opportunity to get me to STOP and LISTEN, to deeply pay attention to the choices I am making!
Read MoreMy CT scan experience was much better than the MRI. I laid down for the needle because last time I fainted and drinking the liquid was easy because it didn’t have a horrible taste.
Read MoreAfter speaking with Specialist Oncologist, Dr. LaValley for two hours and going meticiously through the protocol for taking the health supplements, the theme of putting your safety first and monitoring for tolerance levels really starting seeping into me.
Read MoreI have been wanting to start a blog for a long time now, but the task of setting it up was daunting and with working full time I was always too tired at night to try and start. This cycle of wishing, hoping, aborted attempts went on for a couple of years until a health crisis appeared in August 2016.
Read MoreWhen your LIFE decides that you will be switching things up, it's time to listen! What did it take for me to finally stop tolerating discomfort and pay attention to my needs? A serious health crisis and a call to action.
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