Living! With Cancer

That is the operational word: Living! What a rush the past 5 weeks have been and what a relief it is to be in today. Yesterday we learned that Clo is responding remarkably well to treatment. Her prognosis has gone from 6 weeks to 3 months as we were originally told, to 10 years or more! A giant leap, I would say!!

We attribute this remarkable response to 3 things: 1) exquisite medical care,2) Clo's ability to remain positive, 3) prayers, out pouring of love, emails,Face book, family and friends visiting, incredible help and support.

Clo feels certain the learning for her in this process is that she is loved. The gift is two fold: great quantities of love have been poured out to her and she has opened herself up to being able to receive all of that love.

I feel like I want to expand eloquently about the healing power of love. Dr. Sue Johnson's book Hold Me Tight, says it very well in the first 30 pages. The movie Cold Mountain with Michelle Kidman tells a beautiful story about the power love has to keep us alive. Research has been showing for years now that we can not thrive without touch, love, belonging, feeling secure and safe.

If your relationship is floundering, if you or your partner are physically or emotionally ill or stressed, if someone you know is depressed or barely surviving, consider the possibility they are not feeling fully loved and securely connected.

So much more to say! Not enough time at the moment. Let yourself be loved. Feel it and know it. Trust what you are told. If you were not properly loved as a child, there still is time to heal from those wounds. Risk being vulnerable and allow for differences. You can NOT survive, much less thrive, without love. Let me guide you when it feels too much to tackle just the two of you. A third person holding the love and the hope can help you move swiftly to a place of joy and even bliss.

In love and gratitude for a good life and feeling deeply love, Nancy