In 2011, I was at a major fork in the road of my life. I was offered a choice between Plan A and Plan B. That seems reasonable, doesn’t it? Organizations develop business plans that are the roadmaps for the next year…
Why Are We Wasting Our Most Critical Resource?
There is quite a bit of discussion these days about natural resources, especially about those that are considered non-renewable. Some of the examples of concern today are coal, oil, natural gas and fresh water. There are limited amounts of these on Earth…
The Challenge of Support
We all have areas where we struggle in our daily lives. For me, the area that presents the most difficulty is support. One thing that I learned during my battle with leukemia, is how important that support is to…
How My Husband Saved My Life
I am a survivor. Five years ago, I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) with a prognosis of less than 90 days to live. The doctors outlined a plan that might help slow or possibly put the disease into…
It Was Not My Day to Die
My husband and I at lunch – January, 2013. It was Friday, April 8, 2011. I was sitting in the Hematological Oncology Department at Mayo Clinic, meeting with one of their specialists. “You have a very aggressive form of…