Author: Kelly

Going through difficult times in life is unavoidable.  Life is full of ups and downs.  During the difficult journey with my dad, I was going through a great deal of emotions like anger, frustration, sadness, impatience etc. However instead of showing everyone how I felt I did the opposite. I pushed down any and all hint of emotion. I did not allow my mind to showany emotion on my…

One of the self-care areas that I have neglected is having a good sleeping regimen.  All the time that I was visiting my dad while he was in the intensive care unit during the most critical times I would only take short naps in the car or in the hospital’s waiting area. Although this was not the optimal sleeping regimen it was the only way my body could keep…

In the past few months, I spend a great deal of time sitting.  When I was at the hospital visiting my dad, I was sitting in the waiting area, sitting in his room or sitting at the hospital cafeteria.  When I was at work, I was sitting at my desk all day.  When I was at home, I was exhausted…

Although the year 2022 brought some hardship for my family, I feel hopeful going into 2023.  As the year begins, my dad has been moved into a specialty hospital where he will continue to receive the care he needs to fully recover and regain his strength after being intubated for so long.  With this transfer, he is receiving excellent care…

I just wanted to write a little note to say thank to everyone for the for prayers for my dad and myself. I also want to apologize for not blogging in a long while.  It has been a long tiring, painful and difficult time, for all of us. We thought we were going to lose the battle several times but thanks to all the prayers and thanks to God we are finally seeing a ray…

At this moment I am just writing a little note to humbly ask for prayers for my dad as he was just admitted into the intensive care unit (ICU) due to an aggressive infection.  His white blood cells are extremely low, he is having some difficulty breathing and his heart has been compromised as well.  They are giving him several…

Life can be unpredictable, and change occurs whether we are ready for it or not.  As a cancer survivor, I can honestly say that my life was forever changed.  It changed me physically, mentally and emotionally.  Although my cancer was unexpected, and well downright scary, I believe that it allowed me to be able to find my inner strength and grow as a person.  Cancer is not what…

I just wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your continued support, thoughts, prayers, patience, understanding and words of encouragement expressed to me via my blog regarding my dad.It has been a trying time for all of us to endure and everything seems to be going so fast yet slow at the same time. I also wanted to…

In the midst of my cancer battle, I learned a valuable lesson on shielding myself from the outside negative chaos and noise that surrounded me. Getting information about the statistics of surviving my type of cancer, was not always positive or encouraging. Actually, it was quite the opposite, I was often horrified, sadden and scared thinking I would not make…

Originally posted on Cancer: The Upside:
In the mist of my biggest storm in life up to?the moment that I was diagnosed with cancer, I?was able to discover myself more profoundly. ?As often is the case, during your most difficult situations in life is when you truly learn?what you are really made up of.??The obstacles I had to face were?so…