An Every Day Miracle

An Every Day Miracle

Many of us who have survived a life-threatening illness like cancer often delight in random encounters and the miraculous nature of life. This morning I walked my standard poodle pup Lewis to the dog park for our catch and release time. I throw, he catches, runs back...
What is healing?

What is healing?

I recently spoke at the Celebration church here in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Topic: What is healing? Is it the absence of disease? It it getting the stitches out? OR is it Wolverine, the character from X Men who could heal himself and others energetically?  Everywhere I...
When Pain Spikes

When Pain Spikes

If you are a chronic sufferer, you know how miserable pain can be. Your initial reaction might be to take a pill or fight the experience with all you’ve got; however, the next time pain spikes, might want to try something different. When the pain increases, stop...
Childhood Cancer

Childhood Cancer

I just read an update in Oncology Nurse Advisor on the incidence of cancer in children. Cancer in children is rare, yet it is the leading cause of death by disease past infancy in the United States. The most common types of cancers in children ages 0 – 14 years...
Pain is an experience.

Pain is an experience.

According to Dr. Mauro Zappaterra, pain management specialist, every living creature experiences pain. It is described in the leading textbook Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as “a subjective and entirely individual personal experience influenced by...