Posted in anger, attitude, awareness, Blogging, comfort, communication, compassion, control, controversy, culture, danger, death, disaster, emotions, Fear, future, grief, Hate Crimes, history, horror, Impact, life, loss, mental and physical health, military, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, Patriotism, power, relationships, religion, Remembering, respect, sadness, safety, sensitivity, service, sickness, trauma, values, violence on Sep 11th, 2009
In life we all have moments that are frozen in time in our memories; 911 is one of those moments. This post is written about observing how we process it & heal.
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Posted in abuse, awareness, baby, children, danger, diet, domestic violence, emotions, fathers, Fear, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, Frustration, future, health, illness, life, medicine, mental and physical health, miracles, mom, mother, news, observations, opinion, parenting, physician, power, prayer, prayer, pregnancy, pregnancy, safety, sickness, stress, violence on Jul 29th, 2009
When a woman becomes pregnant she is often confronted with multiple pregnancy fears. A woman is never more vulnerable then while pregnant; but she can take precautions.
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Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, attitude, baby boomers, cancer, charitable organizations, charity, chemo, children, commitment, communication, compassion, courage, culture, disease, Education, emotions, expectations, family, Fear, finances, Frustration, future, giving, goals, health, hopes, leadership, life, media, medical, mental and physical health, MONEY, news, observations, of connections, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, power, publicity, sickness, support, television on May 28th, 2009
Last year 100 million dollars was raised to help fight cancer in an unprecedented way. All three major television networks joined together to do a broadcast announcing the plan to join together to raise funds and raise awareness in the battle against cancer. Celebrities, newspeople, researchers and medical professionals and everyday people have combined [...]
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Posted in attitude, cancer, chemo, children, compassion, control, courage, disease, emotions, encouragement, family, fathers, Fear, Frustration, future, government, health, Heart, help, home, hospital, illness, kids, legal, life, love, loyalty, media, medical, mental and physical health, missing, mom, mother, news, observations, pain and misery, parenting, protect, relationships, sick and tired, sickness, support, teens, trauma, well-being on May 27th, 2009
Daniel Hauser is the 13 year old cancer patient who fled his home; instead of pursuing chemo treatments like his physician was urging him to do. He allegedly had tried some chemo but struggled with it and stopped treatment. His family believes in natural, holistic healing treatments that some Native Americans use; namely the practices are [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, Amazing, attitude, cancer, Celebration, charitable organizations, chemo, commitment, communication, compassion, death, Education, emotions, family, fathers, friendship, Good Morning America, grief, health, Heart, husband, illness, Impact, inspiration, joy, leadership, learning, life, loss, love, media, medical, mental and physical health, mother, Mother's Day, news, observations, pain and misery, parenting, Passing Away, relationships, Remembering, sadness, service, sickness, support, Twitter, Uncategorized on May 9th, 2009
Good Morning America had me bawling like a baby today. It is time for their annual Breakfast in Bed which they do for Mother’s Day every year. Today’s episode was very moving. Emeril Lagasse surprised a woman, named Susie Bratt, in her home in Charleston West Virginia with a video camera and some very special [...]
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Posted in abuse, anger, children, control, crime, death, depression, domestic violence, Education, emergency, emotions, failure, family, fathers, Fear, government, grief, help, horror, illness, kids, law enforcement, life, loss, love, marriage, media, medical, mental and physical health, mother, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, parenting, personal development, power, protect, relationships, respect, responsibility, sadness, safety, sickness, suicidal, suicide, Suicide prevention, support, teens, Toxic, trauma, trust, violence on May 5th, 2009
Once again a news story breaks my heart because of unnecessary violence. A man by the name of Troy Ryan Bellar who lived in Florida shot and killed most of his immediate family. The family lived in Florida and evidently was in the middle of a domestic dispute. The reason for the violence has not been [...]
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Posted in baby, children, death, diet, disease, drinks, elderly, health, home, hospital, illness, Impact, kids, life, medical, mental and physical health, news, observations, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, pregnancy, protect, relationships, safety, school, schools, sickness, well-being on Apr 29th, 2009
Everywhere on the news we are being terrorized with reports of the swine flu making people sick around the world. Truth be told, swine flu is not something that anyone wants to have. People are becoming very sick; some are dying from complications of the flu. Preventing the swine flu or any other form [...]
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Posted in addiction, Beauty, birth, celebrity, children, communication, custody fight, death, disease, domestic violence, emotions, Fame, family, future, health, hospital, illness, legal, life, love, media, medical, mom, mother, news, observations, of connections, opinion, parenting, sickness, support, violence on Apr 28th, 2009
Over the weekend a special visit was ordered and allowed by a judge; it was a mother and child reunion between Farrah Fawcett and her 24 year old son, Redmond O’Neal. Farrah, as many know, has been battling anal cancer for quite some time. She has recently had a reoccurence with the cancer. She was hospitalized because [...]
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, attitude, comfort, commitment, compassion, death, elderly, emotions, encouragement, family, Fear, future, giving, grief, health, Heart, help, home, hospital, illness, life, loneliness, loss, medical, ministry, observations, of connections, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, Passing Away, relationships, respect, sadness, service, sickness, special needs, spiritual, support, trauma on Apr 27th, 2009
Over the years I have had a fleeting glimpse into the help that Hospice (end of life care) has to offer. Patients who have been diagnosed with an illness or disease that is an advanced chronic disease or illness; the focus is on comfort (physically, spiritually, and emotionally). Hospice care does not have a cure [...]
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, charity, commitment, compassion, disease, Education, emotions, health, help, hospital, illness, life, medical, mental and physical health, MONEY, news, observations, of connections, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, science, service, sickness, special needs, support on Apr 23rd, 2009
Stephen Hawking’s, physicist, has made the news recently, because he has been hospitalized in ill health. Stephen Hawkings was diagnosed with ALS or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis over 40 years ago; and, he has still managed to live a productive life. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. It is never good news when someone [...]
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