Merry Christmas
December 24, 2009 by Patricia
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In the midst of this cancer experience and having completed nine rounds of chemotherapy, I tell you truly this is the most wonderful time of my life. It does not make logical sense. This is the peace that passeth all understanding.
My dear friend Rev. Sky St. John wrote this Christmas poem. It’s timeless message is [...]
Final Treatment
December 23, 2009 by Patricia
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That’s final as in the last treatment, not as in constituting the end, she’s outta here.
The day after Treatment #8 my body starting talking to me. It was a new message. It sounded like this: “I have had enough. Time to stop.” Cancer is within natural order but we are using something that is not [...]
One of those days
December 4, 2009 by Patricia
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It’s one of those days! Not one of those days. One of the other days. At the other end of the stick. One of those days where you open your eyes upon awakening and at once know that all is well. It is a very good day. Sleep has restored balance to my life. Sleep [...]
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.