Category Archives: The diagnosis – cancer

Afraid to Hope…

Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2011 by Laurie

~ Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit. ~ ~ Norman Vincent Peale ~ It’s a beautiful morning here in Hallowell as I sit here in my chair by the open window. The … Continue reading →

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Miss Hayley..

Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2011 by Laurie

Wow.. I can’t believe it’s the weekend already.. time flies sometimes. This is going to be a short and sweet post.. I’ll be seeing Hayley on Tuesday and in honor of that thought I would post some pics of her … Continue reading →

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Finding Blue Skies…

Posted on Friday, May 27, 2011 by Laurie

I woke up this morning to fog and rain. Something pretty common here as of late. Then I got a text from my Love telling me the rain and fog were going to burn off and sun and blues skies … Continue reading →

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Creating with Cancer…

Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2011 by Laurie

I’ve been putting off writing a post about my cancer for some time now. I guess I just wanted to focus on the good things in my life and not get caught up in being sick. However doing today’s assignment … Continue reading →

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Family Days..

Posted on Monday, May 16, 2011 by Laurie

Happy Monday everyone.. hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are ready to tackle the coming days. I have to say life is pretty good as of late. Yes, there are still major health issues and I’ll be starting … Continue reading →

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Again…

Posted on Monday, May 9, 2011 by Laurie

That sinking feeling is back, Like fog that surrounds me. Drizzled with snippets of fear. It snuck up and surprised me. The “It” is Cancer. Which, has once again, made it self known Not to be ignored any longer. It … Continue reading →

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Spring has Sprung..

Posted on Friday, May 6, 2011 by Laurie

Spring has finally come to Maine I’m sitting by an open window now as I type and I forgot how much I missed the soft breezes that carry with them the wonderful earthy scents from the reawakened earth. Flowers are … Continue reading →

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Good News…

Posted on Saturday, April 2, 2011 by Laurie

Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods ~ C.S. Lewis ~ I have some good news! Went to my oncologist this past week for CT and while … Continue reading →

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What a difference a year makes…

Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2011 by Laurie

One year ago yesterday I never would have thought I would be where I am now. The next day, on this date, at precisely 10:30 pm I found out I had Cancer. I had no idea what would happen but … Continue reading →

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Keep on singing..

Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 by Laurie

My coffee is mixed with tears this morning.. I found out last night a dear friend passed away unexpectedly yesterday. The irony of it all is I am now the Aunt of a new niece, she was born yesterday morning.. … Continue reading →

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