On to Part 3. If you need to catch up, you can read Part 1 on GI Issues and Part 2 on Joint Pain. I had been seeing a chiropractor since my joint pain started in 2006. We would chit chat during each appointment about how I was doing. Each time I would see him… Continue reading My Health Journey: Part 3 – Turning to the Holistic World
Hello!! It’s been awhile. This past fall was rough health-wise for me but now I’m back at it and thought it was time for another post. So here is picking up after my Part 1 story … During that same summer (2006) of the colonoscopy I started to get random joint pain. This wasn’t just… Continue reading My Health Journey: Part 2 -Then the Joint Pain
I thought it was time to document my health journey. Most people know a little about my cancer story but many people don’t know what I went through before all of that began. I thought I might as well start at the beginning. It’s a long journey so I’ve broken it into multiple parts and… Continue reading My Health Journey: Part 1 – GI Issues
So tomorrow (August 9th, 2019) I receive an experimental, alternative, immune support therapy treatment. Extra prayers are greatly appreciated that all goes well and my body responds as it should. When I met with my holistic doctor in early July, he told me he had a promising immune treatment I should consider. As he explained… Continue reading IST – Immune Support Therapy
You guys!!! God is so good!! I mentioned Project Athena in my last post but here’s a recap… Last October Brandon heard the founder of Project Athena speak at a work conference. Project Athena is a foundation “dedicated to helping survivors of medical or other traumatic setbacks achieve their adventurous dreams.” This was at the… Continue reading Project Athena Update
I recently crossed off another item on my adventure list … Backpacking! Since this past fall my intrigue in backpacking has been building. I was coming across different people who had been, or discovering different opportunities for me to give it a try. It sounded like a challenge I was ready to see if my… Continue reading Adventures in Hiking
My family, along with my mom, spent our Spring Break touring the many different sites to see in Arizona. Overall, we had a great time, minus a stomach bug that decided to join us. We posted a few pictures along the way on Facebook and I had many people ask for our itinerary. I decided… Continue reading Arizona Spring Break 2019
Last week I spent a week scuba diving in Bonaire with my husband, Brandon, and 23 other divers on a trip planned by Tri-State Scuba ,the dive shop I used to get my scuba certification. Although there were 25 divers on the trip, there was one particular diver I was missing… Christie. I first met… Continue reading Missing Christie
One year ago this weekend, on February 3, 2018 it was confirmed that my breast cancer had spread to my liver. According to the statistics, I probably shouldn’t be here today. Yet, here I am. I was diagnosed with stage 0, DCIS (ductal carcinoma in-situ), non-invasive, breast cancer in August of 2013. In April of… Continue reading A Walking Miracle
Here we go!! It’s the beginning of 2019 and after contemplating the idea of starting a blog for over a year and having people encourage me to start one… It’s here! Grace and Gratitude is launching today!! Let’s get a couple things on record here… First and foremost, I am not a writer. My strongest… Continue reading Grace and Gratitude
