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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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Wonderful New Gluten Free Website

Wonderful New Gluten Free Website

One of the great things about the internet is the huge number of websites being added all the time! I search often for new resources related to food, diet, food sensitivities, children's health and other related to topics and people often send me links they have found. This website was sent to me by our son and it is amazing. Take time to have a look at the recipes […]

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Motivational Speech By the Amazing Les Brown

Motivational Speech By the Amazing Les Brown

What motivates you to step past your fears, hesitation, and excuses to achieve something you really want? Do you listen to the doubts of others and let go of your dreams or do you listen to the compelling voice of your heart and soul calling you forward? Les Brown has the most amazing story. He was given up for adoption as a child and labelled as educably mentally retarded. He […]

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Let The Cracks In Your Armour Show

Let The Cracks In Your Armour Show

  How willing are you to let your imperfections and the cracks in your armour show? Are you still caught up in the cycle of "keeping up with the Jones" and portraying a picture perfect image of who you are? Who are you anyway? Who are you underneath all those layers and masks of self protection that life has added to your story? Who do you want to be? Who […]

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Holding On, Letting Go

Holding On, Letting Go

Have you ever had an experience where you were holding onto something when it was time to let go? Perhaps you want to make a change but are finding it difficult to let go of a familiar habit or way of life. One of the biggest obstacles to change is the uncertainty that we experience as we let go of something familiar and reach for something that feels uncertain. […]

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Getting Back Up When You Fall Down

Getting Back Up When You Fall Down

No words are necessary for this posting as the video says it all. Nick Vujicic's story of life without any arms and legs is so inspiring that it brings me to tears. As I ponder my own life, my own challenges, and the many things I am grateful for, I realize I have much that I can learn from this amazing man. Here is the link to one of […]

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The Gift Of An Ordinary Day

The Gift Of An Ordinary Day

One of the best things for me about the internet are the wonderful short videos that friends and family send my way. I love inspiring, heartwarming stories, cards, movies, and, most of all, time with the real people that I love. As a mom who has raised 4 grown children and is now savouring the experience of grandchildren, this movie warms my heart. It speaks so eloquently to the […]

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What Gets In The Way Of You Being Who You Want To Be?

What Gets In The Way Of You Being Who You Want To Be?

What gets in the way of you making the choices in your life that will take you where you want to go? What obstacles keep surfacing just at the moment you commit to doing something to change that persistent and negative behaviour? We are all inundated with information on how to do almost anything we need learn from the best diet to lose those pounds, the right schools for […]

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