Sketches, Songs and a Rising Sun How a retired nurse found hope when facing breast cancer. When I felt the lump during a self-check, I immediately knew what it was. I am a retired registered nurse and spent 35 years treating patients. I … [Read more...] about Sketches, Songs and a Rising Sun
Stories of hope
Hope in the Aftermath
Hope in the Aftermath How a wife and mother found hope and peace after losing her husband to cancer. I’m familiar with the burdens and the honor of caring for a spouse with cancer. I know the emotional dance between hope and the reality of mortality. I’ve … [Read more...] about Hope in the Aftermath
Hope in the Flatline
Hope in the Flatline How a cardiac emergency during my cancer journey reminds us of our need for community. As I observed the excited faces of nurses and doctors crowded in my sunlit hospital room, waiting to watch my flatline, I thought, “I sure hope they … [Read more...] about Hope in the Flatline
Rescued Through Early Detection Revisited
Rescued Through Early Detection (Revisited) Hear a follow up interview with Dan "Dry Dock" Shockley, a hereditary cancer advocate, Navy Veteran and AFAP survivor. Meet Dan Shockley, aka Dan "Dry Dock" Shockley, a retired Navy veteran who was saved from colon … [Read more...] about Rescued Through Early Detection Revisited
Strength in Weakness
Strength in Weakness How I find strength and joy each day while facing stage IV kidney cancer. Walking through the twists and turns of kidney cancer, I have learned to find strength in weakness. What I mean is that I have learned to find power and … [Read more...] about Strength in Weakness