Messages, thoughts, and love from my ‘ohana
‘ohana means family...extended family...friends...community
Janine Galligani (Pacifica, CA)
November 18, 2009
WOW Patricia, I have just perused your site. You are so powerful and it is so easy to “listen” to what you have to say. I am somewhat dumbfounded and sad that you are trekking up the mountain once again. I cannot stay in that place of mind because of the way in which YOU [...]
Debbie Mitchell (Quincy, IL)
November 9, 2009
Hi Sunshine, Just got on your website and saw that you are losing your hair again. I don’t know who said it but I agree and have always said even the first time you went through this that you look beautiful inside and outside no matter what. Even when I had the honor of giving [...]
Jan & Lorin McArthur (Pocatello, ID)
November 6, 2009
Oh My Friend! Wow! When you wrote and told us you had moved to Hawaii, I looked at Lorin and told him that you were sick again. As we have received your emails and pictures from your Blackberry over the last year we have known that you were living your life to the fullest extent! [...]
Lisa Horn (Omaha, NE)
November 2, 2009
You are in the most perfect place with the most perfect friends to have by your side. You have come into my life and there you will always remain.
Garbine Guerrero (Caracus, Venezuela)
November 2, 2009
I’m sure that you WILL SURVIVE!! for that reason I have never become sad about you because I KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE PERFECT!!! and you will see how I’m going to be like mother in law, NOOOOO, please I don’t want to think in that now, hahah

On June 25, 2008, my 13-year-old son and I boarded a plane for Honolulu, Hawaii. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to live on an island. There is something in my life that I did NOT wish for. I am experiencing cancer for the third time.