Lorraine Wilkie

my thoughts on cancer and other stuff

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Vintage Stitch Crochet Baby Blanket or Throw - Multiple Sizes

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Final Post

February 17, 2015// When i started this blog I needed desperately to gather my thoughts, to sort though all that had happened to me, and to learn to accept this new version of my life. In the beginning I needed the companionship of other cancer survivors, to try to validate all I was feeling. I needed to get the thoughts that continued to roll around in my head under control.

Mission…

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Final Post

February 17, 2015// When i started this blog I needed desperately to gather my thoughts, to sort though all that had happened to me, and to learn to accept this new version of my life. In the beginning I needed the companionship of other cancer survivors, to try to validate all I was feeling. I needed to get the thoughts that continued to roll around in my head under control.

Mission…

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Today's Thoughts....

Four years ago today I went to the GYN doctor. Life was never the same again. #cancerversary

August 28, 2014 // Four years ago today I went to the GYN doctor. Life was never the same again.

I sometimes wonder how much a person is able to bare. How much the human spirit was designed to handle. Every day of the last four years has been one individual day at a time, nothing before or after it. But on the rare occasions I sit and think over all of them together, I feel as if I’ve been though…

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Today's Thoughts...

Today's Thoughts... Four years ago today I went to the GYN doctor. Life was never the same again. #cancerversary

August 28, 2014 // Four years ago today I went to the GYN doctor. Life was never the same again.

I sometimes wonder how much a person is able to bare. How much the human spirit was designed to handle. Every day of the last four years has been one individual day at a time, nothing before or after it. But on the rare occasions I sit and think over all of them together, I feel as if I’ve been though…

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What Do You Do When Your Character Disagrees With Your Story Line?

Help! What Do You Do When Your Character Disagrees With Your Story Line?

I’ve come to an impasse. After writing several chapters, I have come to know my main characters well. So well that when I sit down to write, I often simply record the story as they play it out. But now I’ve come to a point when my protagonist is about to reveal a key item from her past – a major motivator in the current situation – but the person she has turned out to be simply would not have…

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Fall Reading List....Suggestions?

Fall Reading List….Suggestions?

One of my four favorite times of year, Fall is on it’s way! Time for seasons to change, time for new books!!

I will be going on a shopping spree in a couple weeks to purchase books to read this fall. Anyone would laugh at my excitement, rivaling any child finding a stack of gift-wrapped presents with her name on the tags. I’ve never understood the power books have over me, the uncontrollable,…

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Cancer Made My Dreams Come True

First posted December 2013…..

I woke up a couple mornings ago, hours before sunrise. In past years I loved to wake early to enjoy the quite peace of the house before the kids and dogs and TVs came to life for the day. I do it now out of necessity. A recent fight with cancer has left me with chronic pain, becoming stiff and sore if I remain in one position very long. It now takes time and patience…

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#Am Reading...

#Am Reading…

I love to read. Always have, as long as they make glasses strong enough to correct my vision, I expect I always will. At the beginning of each summer I go on a book spree. I pick a book store, or book section of a store I frequent (Target is a favorite), and buy every single book I find interesting. Or at least the top 10 or so. I try to stay away from books I’ve heard much about, tend to allow…

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That Last Day

That Last Day... How Do You Remember?

There is a day I have thought about a lot lately. Nothing happened that day. I got up, went to work at a job I loved, in a new city I had worked long and hard to get to. Did my job, drove home. I probably had dinner and went to sleep. I wish I could remember more about it, but I don’t think there is much more to know.

The memorable thing happened the next day. The morning I woke up doubled over…

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Today's Thoughts...

July 24, 2014// Finally, an answer. Even though the answer is that we have no answer, I am relieved. I’ve been waiting since the PET scan this past April to find out if the area that lit up was a metastasis, or a false positive. A series of events, including an inpatient stay, delayed the follow up CT scan until earlier this month.

The initial CT report showed nothing to suggest the presence of…

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Fair Trade Friday...Please Check This Out!

Fair Trade Friday…Please Check This Out!

Fair Trade Friday Club

We live in an age of information overload. No denying that. The world wide web has placed the global neighborhood at our fingertips, 24/7. With so much information coming at us in such a rapid-fire manor, and so much of it negative, it is easy to become completely jaded and cynical. This happens as a type of defense mechanism, protecting us from emotional overload.

I make…

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Writing My First Novel, Characters Come To Life

I am writing my first novel. Everything I read says your first novel is your throw away. That it will be no good but must be written to clear the way for future quality books.

If nine out of ten published authors say this is true, it likely is true. I am sure every new author thinks he or she will be the exception to that rule. But gosh, I hope I’m the exception to that rule!

I really like my…

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The Four Agreements

Originally posted on 365 Days of Thank You:

When I was going through training to become a certified empowerment coach we had a whole host of required reading to do.  One of the books that I found most memorable and practical was The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.

Each of the four agreements on its own seems like good, common sense advice for anyone.  I’m sure that the trainers working with…

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Healing Power of Meditation

Healing Power of Meditation

  The Healing Power of Meditation With Visualization

  This picture jumped off the page and spoke to me as I was scanning through a page of ‘inspirational pictures’ (thanks Pinterest!) The first things I noticed, or felt, as I looked at this picture was the calm and peace of the natural setting. As that feeling settled in, a sense of awe began to grow at the ability of nature to create such a…

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Ten Items to Include in Your Hurricane Preparedness Kit

The Atlantic Hurricane season officially starts June 1st of each year and runs through November 30th. But that does not mean that one cannot surprise us and form prior to June 1st. Do not wait until the last minute to prepare. Living the majority of my life on the coast of either the Chesapeake Bay or Atlantic Ocean, I have finally perfected my Hurricane Preparedness Kit, mostly by trial and…

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The Laws of Attraction… aka You Get What You Ask For

I believe in karma. I believe what goes around comes around. I believe you get exactly what you ask for in life – so you need to be aware of what you are asking for.

You may be raising your hands to the sky, begging for better luck, for friends who love and support you, for a rewarding job with bosses and co-workers who value and respect you, for financial security… and so on. But your vocal…

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