I was diagnosed with stage 4 Follicular Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in May 2004. My youngest child was only four at the time. Ten months later, my dad died and 30 hours after my dad passed away, my husband died. The doctors were giving me very little hope for raising my son.
Today, as I walked into the city to run some errands, I noticed a very large truck was ‘stuck’ on the corner of two streets. The driver had been trying to maneuver it out, but didn’t see how to move forward or backward anymore. Some people had come out of their homes. The driver was…
We finally made it overseas after trying to get there for years. We arrived on Thursday but ended up in hospital on Saturday with a “rare” blood disorder. I’d had all my check ups prior to travel; saw the dentist, doctor, mammography, so this came out of the blue.
A few weeks ago, I was on my lunch break and had to run to Walmart to pick up a few school supplies for my son. As I was walking towards the door I noticed a mom and her son with a sign, which at that point I couldn’t see what it said, but they were…
You’ve heard the old saying “it takes a village to raise a child”. When it comes to their education, the same principle should be applied in the form of a positive and proactive partnership between teachers, student and parents. I’m a huge advocate for clear, open communication between all parties to avoid misunderstandings and unnecessary stress….
A few weeks ago, a friend shared a poster on Facebook that said; ‘Sometimes I just want someone to hug me and say, “I know it’s hard. You’re going to be okay. Here’s chocolate and 6 million dollars.” So I ducked into the grocery store and grabbed a few blocks of nice chocolate and sent it…
This past weekend I went kayaking with the love of my life and the Boise Paddlers Group. We agreed to pick up a fellow paddler to share the 2 hour drive to the put in site.
Last night a co-worker and I took all our collected money donations from our department at work and bought school supplies to add to our employers pile of school donations.
I was walking home from yoga downtown. It usually takes me half an hour. I said hi to a homeless man and he talked to me for about ten minutes. I got a lot of hugs, hand kisses and compliments, and off I went feeling pretty great. My soul mate cat died about a month ago…
I was having a busy day, as most of us do, trying to get too much done on my day off. I arrived at my naturopath appointment on time, but she was running late! There was someone waiting ahead of me. I expressed my anxiety of having another appointment to get to and that I…
On Saturday morning I had breakfast with two lovely friends. I noticed a lady with a hat on who looked as if she could have been having cancer treatment. She was alone. She was sitting with her head in her hands a lot and shaking a lot when she did drink.
When my wife and I went to pick up our take-away from Piyawat Thai restaurant in Bendigo, we asked the person serving at the counter if we could pay for another take-away order that was waiting to be picked up. Of course he looked at us with bewilderment and confusion, “you don’t need to do…