Dancing With Father

by | Dec 23, 2011 | Exhilarating People

Michele Okirmura, Poem on Cd my sister Carri gave me a copy of today. We listened to it several times on our long drive home from the hospital last Saturday. I have been desiring to dance for a long time, even before I got sick. I have never been one to be graceful,...

Process Of Cleaning

by | Dec 22, 2011 | The Magnificent Journey

I am learning a new meaning to taking care of myself through cleaning my trachea and my wounds from my battle. The picture above is a shot of the cleaning supplies that I need each morning to wipe away the goop and grossness that exudes from my hole. The packet...

Songs That Touch Me

by | Dec 21, 2011 | Exhilarating People

I love music, I do not play an instrument, but I do know how to play CD’s, DVD’s, LP’s, tapes, 8 track tapes, and even MP3. I do have a great appreciation of the talent it takes to not only come up with all the elements that make a song work. I am in...

Things That Make My Heart Happy

by | Dec 20, 2011 | Exhilarating People

While in ICU three amazing people gave me some cute stuffed toys to liven my spirits. The bottom is Jacob the lamb, from my friends Summer Clemenson and Karen Gidderon, who drove all the way to Seattle from Longview just to visit me for a couple of hours. The lambs...

Vents That Kept Me Alive

by | Dec 20, 2011 | The Magnificent Journey

These two pictures are difficult for me to post, they show a wound on my sides that have significant meaning. These are the vents, one for exhaling and one for inhaling that kept me alive while the doctor fixed the tear that happened in my thorax. This morning while...

My Throat Is Like A Hose

by | Dec 6, 2011 | The Magnificent Journey

I am still swimming through the gamut of emotions, thoughts, and what needs to be accomplished and what I can do while walking down this road. Yesterday, Monday, the 5th of December became a roller coaster day. I don’t know how many of you read my status on my...

Old Fashioned Popcorn

by | Dec 3, 2011 | Inspiring Nutrition

                                      Yesterday my sister Carri and I went to Gateway Produce here in Vancouver Washington after we went to pick up my CT Scan pictures so that I can take it to the surgeon on Monday at the University of Washington. If you guess that I...

How To Be A Successful Student

by | Dec 3, 2011 | Exhilarating People

How To Be A Successful Student That is the title of my presentation that I had to do for my University studies class for my final week, which is this week examination. Now I am off to write my 350 word paragraph about my ethical lens and I will be done with 2 nine...

Pomegranates

by | Dec 2, 2011 | Inspiring Nutrition

          Who would have thought that a tiny fruit could hold so much power in it? A few weeks ago when I went to visit my nutritionist Robin she gave me a list of immune and cancer fighting foods that are beneficial for individuals such as myself who are battling...

New Tools Are Blessings

by | Nov 10, 2011 | Inspiring Nutrition

            I got some new tools to help aide me on my journey to recovering my health. Tuesday morning I got a new blood sugar monitor in pink, my favorite color.  The other tool is a planner where I can start keeping track efficiently of my sugar levels, what I am...

Blessings Came From All Places

by | Oct 26, 2011 | The Magnificent Journey

I finally have more information about my inflammation in my body and the treatments that I will be undertaking shortly. I have my appointment set with Dr. Park on Monday November 7th to discuss Rituxan treatments and the results of my biopsy that was done on Friday...

Pancakes Anyone!

by | Oct 22, 2011 | Inspiring Nutrition

My amazing big sister, Carri, bought me a set of three saute pans from Telafon. I have large, medium, and small, so awesome. Thank you, Carri! Saturday, I seasoned the pans by rubbing olive oil in them and warming them on the burner for 3 minutes and then letting them...

Italian Lentil Soup

by | Oct 22, 2011 | Inspiring Nutrition

I found a recipe for kale and lentil soup on a fellow bloggers website, so I decided to try it. The only difference I made was I made it in a crock pot. It is scrumptious, so thank you Italian Food Forever. I have never eaten kale before. The funny thing is this week...

Gluten Free Book

by | Oct 20, 2011 | Inspiring Nutrition

  I found this book and it is now on my wish list to get. Has anyone tried a gluten free diet? What do you like about it, what don’t you like? Has it been beneficial to your goals? At the site for this book I was excited to hear that I would learn the...

Learning Yoga!

by | Oct 19, 2011 | Inspiring Nutrition

I don’t do reviews, but since I am going on this journey of health in all manners of my life I am exploring many ideas and concepts. One of them is doing some form of exercise that does not leave me gasping for air or causing me more pain than what a healthy...

The Magnificent Journey

by | Oct 18, 2011 | The Magnificent Journey

“Beauty rose up from the healing of her deepest wounds” This statement is written on a journal that I received last year that I have not used. I found it today, I have decided to use it as a gratitude journal. Beauty rose up from my wounds, what a thought. I have not...

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