Cancer victim or cancer survivor? Which term do you prefer to use if you’ve had cancer? While I’ve not been touched personally by the disease, I would guess that most would prefer cancer survivor because that’s what you did or are doing – surviving the horrible disease.

Today, June 7, it National Cancer Survivors Day and it’s the 22nd annual Cancer Survivors Day. According to the Cancer Survivors website ,
National Cancer Survivors Day is held annually in hundreds of communities throughout the world on the first Sunday in June. It is a symbolic event to demonstrate that life after a …read more

I knew when I heard the phone ring that my mother was dead. No one calls at 4:30 a.m. I was sleeping in my parents’ house because, though the doctors had thought she had months longer to live, my sister just had a feeling. And so the phone rang and I let it ring and ring until I heard my father’s voice answer from the other room and then I picked up. The woman on the other end said, “Dr. Walker. This is the hospital. I’m am sorry to inform you, but your wife, Mary Walker, has passed away.” …read more

Who saw Randy Pausch’s interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC last night?

It is phenomenal what effect one professor’s lecture has had on the entire world.

My prevailing emotion was gratitude.

The most surprising emotion was envy. I envied the romance in his life.

Then came resolution. I resolve to live my life in a more present way. I’ve been making a concerted effort to be present in my life of late – this lecture gives me even more motive.

Lately, I’ve heard a lot of people say “the planet is experiencing an awakening right now.” I hope it’s true, and I’m loving the experience.

Did …read more

Did anyone see Crazy Sexy Cancer on TLC? It’s a self-portrait documentary about when 31-year-old actress/photographer Kris Carr was diagnosed with cancer. She takes us brilliantly and eloquently through her journey to try to figure out how she got cancer and how she tries, virtually anything, to heal her body.
I thought it was a brilliant piece of art. It was so beautiful and yes, somehow sexy. It almost made me want to be Kris Carr, except for the cancer part. Man, I really, really pray this chick lives forever using her voice to empower cancer survivors.
If you or someone you know is diagnosed with cancer, or …read more