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From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor

From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor

What do you do when the last treatment is over and those weeks and weeks of medical visits and appointments are no longer on your calendar? What's next? This video is a great reminder for both patients and those who love them of the ongoing challenges following a cancer diagnosis. The uncertainty, the long term impact of treatments and the need to redefine your future and your priorities are topics […]

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A Great Resource

A Great Resource

If you or someone you love is living with a chronic illness, take some time to check out this wonderful website. It offers a thriving support community, a blog, lots of informative videos and resources as well as a monthly newsletter. The link is www.healingwell.com They have won many awards for their site and been featured on several news broadcasts. Finding a community of people who are experiencing both the […]

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Knowledge Review

Knowledge Review

Knowledge Review This section offers a brief explanation of the physiology related to food sensitivities. It is important to have a basic understanding of the differences between food allergies and food intolerances as this impacts both the method used for identification of the offending food and the treatment that is undertaken. A more complete explanation of this topic can be found in my book, "Could It Really Be Something They Ate? […]

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Patent Pending: The Measure of a Life By Wendy Harpham M.D.

Patent Pending: The Measure of a Life By Wendy Harpham M.D.

  Please take a minute and read this wonderful article written by a cancer survivor and physician named Wendy Harpham. The title is "Patent Pending: The Measure of a Life". The link follows: http://journals.lww.com/oncology-times/Fulltext/2005/12100/Patent_Pending__The_Measure_of_a_Life.18.aspx Wendy's blog contains articles that address the real life experience of patients, their caregivers and their families. She has a unique ability to also understand and address the challenges faced by health care professionals as she, herself, spent […]

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Healing and Cancer Support Groups and Information

Healing and Cancer Support Groups and Information

The website is: http://www.healingandcancer.tv/ The site is facilitated by Dr. Rob Rutledge, MD, a radiation oncologist at Dalhousie University Nova Scotia Cancer Centre and Dr. Timothy Walker, PhD, who is a psychotherapist, teacher, and works with Eastwind Stress Reduction. Their book, The Healing Circle, is also available for purchase on their site. Beginning on January 15th at 3 pm PST, they are offering weekly "Skills for Healing" cancer webcasts. These webcasts […]

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Farther Along – A Beautiful Song!

Farther Along – A Beautiful Song!

This song was sent to me today by a friend and I love it! It speaks so eloquently to the challenging place I find myself in today and a common place for us all.  Perhaps you will find comfort from this song's reminder to trust, have faith, wait in patience and know that things that don't make any sense at all today, will seem different tomorrow. Life isn't fair […]

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Caregiver Video On The Power Of Laughter

Caregiver Video On The Power Of Laughter

This video is hilarious! It is an invocation speech given by an "older lady" at a care home and shows that we can all still find fun and laughter in growing old. A great video to share with the caregivers in your life as well as your family. Enjoy!!! The website this is taken from is www.caregiverstress.com  http://www.caregiverstress.com/2010/07/a-reminder-that-laughter-is-the-best-medicine/ […]

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Your Are Perfect, Just As You Are

Your Are Perfect, Just As You Are

What masks are you wearing to hide who you really are? Where in your life are you able to take this mask off and be your honest and vulnerable self? What gifts in life are you missing by believing you need to hide your authentic self and pretend to be something different. This short dialogue expresses the sadness we all feel when we lose the sense of safety and freedom […]

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Thanksgiving – What Are You Grateful For?

Thanksgiving – What Are You Grateful For?

Thanksgiving always brings memories for me of years of turkey dinners with little children at my feet. For many years I have been the one cooking the turkey dinner for our family and I love the atmosphere the day creates at home. As our children have grown they have begun to create more and more of the food but the menu rarely changes. The old standbys of squash and […]

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Oogy – An Inspiring Dog Story On Surviving Adversity

Oogy – An Inspiring Dog Story On Surviving Adversity

Take a minute and watch this heartwarming story about an amazing dog. It is about the power of the love of a family to help a dog survive and the power of the unconditional love of a dog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfvxk_n6lgA Animals have such a wonderful ability to offer healing, support, and encouragement to people in all walks of life. A dog sitting quietly beside a resident in a nursing home, walking with […]

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