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Belief vs logic ....after death
I am sitting here thinking of how to put this so it doesn't sound like I have lost my mind and have decided that there is no way no make this sound less weird but obviously I am looking for feedback. I believe in life after death and in reincarnation. From the time I met my husband we have had a strong bond to the extent…
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prayers work, I am praying for all of you, when one or more praying together there will be results.
How can I cope? I am so down
I need help. My husbands tumors are in the liver he has been through 6 chemos already not one of them worked. Today they told him they cannot do anything now. They told him to get a transplant but he is to risky to do so due to the clots in his portal vein. Wow what can I say the emotions we are dealing with right now are…
A beautiful but heartbreaking story
I received this story in an e-mail which also contained pictures of Billy, unfortunately I was unable to copy the pictures. He was such a beautiful little boy. My husband and I both cried when we read this as it still breaks our hearts everytime we hear of a child with cancer. "Am I really a fireman now?" In Phoenix ,…
Belief making things easier...you think?
I just thought I'd raise the question...does believing in reincarnation make things easier? First of all, I must say that I am but a carer of a cancer sufferer and so may not have had my faith tested as much. My husband has been diagnosed with a nasty form of cancer and has been given a poor prognosis. I however don't fear…
Dr. Francis Collins new head of NIH and his wonderful book
Hi everybody, I just thought I'd share this information, if you haven't already heard. Obama nominated Francis Collins to be the head of NIH (National Institute of Health), and he was confirmed in the position. If you get the C3 enewsletter, you probably already saw this. His name rang a bell with me because of a reality…
Prevention: Nutrition etc.
Here is a link to a WebMD article about anti-cancer diet. http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/expert-qa-anti-cancer-diet-karen-collins
meditation - visualization
Although I do not believe in a divinity, during my 5 weeks of radiation, during treatments, I thought of Michelangelo's Creation of Adam and visualized God's finger zapping away my cancerous tumor. Recuperating from my surgery and struggling with a temporary colostomy bag, I was very depressed, had difficulty adjusting to…
Spirituality Is Many Things to Many People
Spirituality can be many things, some may find it at a church or a synagogue while others may find it in the comfort of a mountain stream or the spray of the ocean. I find it in many of the places I just listed. When times are difficult or stressful I find great comfort and relief in the presence of nature and the…
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