Following Your North Star, living from your purpose, making a difference, knowing why you are here; these are some of the most important factors for life long health.
As a Clinical Oncology Nurse, I have taken care of many different patients with a variety of illnesses. One of the wealthiest patients I ever took care of said something to me one time that stuck with me and I have taken as Words of Wisdom. He said, “It doesn’t matter how much money you have, it can not prevent you from getting sick. In life, there are only 3 things that are...
As we now enter a whole new year ahead, I am excited to refocus on where we are going and share some Food For Thought! As a Mom who is raising a millenial and cares about health, education, the environment and the future, I have concerns about the direction of our global community at this moment in time…I am guessing you do too!! It is a world in transformation. There are issues, there is...
July is a wonderful month for eating whole, fresh, delicious fruits and vegetables. I remember as a child growing up on Cape Cod, my mom would take all of us to the back roads of Truro early in the morning so that we could pick wild, ripening blueberries off the bush to eat for breakfast. My mom always made an adventure out of it! We had the music cranked up with some rock and...
August is a wonderful month to take a deep breath and recover from the busyness of the year before the new academic year begins! I love this month, like many parents, as it is the last time for a year when we have more time as parents for ourselves and just being present with our kids. So often as our kids are growing up, there are so many activities such as homework, sports, music lessons and...
This month we continue on our Exploration of W.E.L.L.N.E.S.S.- W.inning E.very L.iving day through L.ove N.utrition E.xercise S.erenity and now S.pirituality, our Soul Purpose in our Life! It is one of the strongest determinants that I have seen towards healing and resilience! In all of my work as a Clinical Oncology Nurse/ Nurse Practitioner. I have found that this gives me the greatest sense...
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month as well as the time when we bring greater awareness to Mesothelioma Day on September 26! We are introducing you to another W.E.L.L.N.E.S.S. Champion, Linda Wells who is pictured here with one of the elephants at the Chiang Mia Sanctuary in Thailand!! When Linda was 14 years old she started to have abdominal pain and other symptoms that her doctors...
As many of you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In that light, it is fitting that as we continue to explore W.E.L.L.N.E.S.S.©, W.inning E.very L.iving day through L.ove N.utrition E.xercise S.erenity and S.pirituality, that I introduce you to an amazing Breast Cancer Survivor, Gwen Rich, who lives life to the fullest and is our newest Health Champion. Gwen is an inspiring...
I am so excited to share with all in our W.E.L.L.N.E.S.S.© Parenting Community an article Hot off the Press that I consider my other baby, besides my daughter! “Precautionary Principle: Cancer Prevention Efforts during Critical Periods of Growth and Development” in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing’s December 2019 issue! This paper was a graduate school assignment at one time which I felt...