p|Julie Raeburn is a mother of 6 with a diagnosis of stage 4 colorectal cancer./p|
The next thing I remember was a kind chaplain entering my hospital room. Her presence made me feel at ease as she listened to my fears about the unknown. She said, "I'm not leaving this room until you make an appointment with an
Now, lying in the hospital bed, my mind spinning with fresh bad news whirling in a cloud of fading anesthesia, my mission was clear. A week later, I was meeting with my new oncologist and I would learn that I could never have surgery again, not even if I had a ruptured appendix. “It won’t help you live longer,” he told me. “You’ll be on
As I endured treatment, I reinvented my life. I started meditation. I practiced yoga. I made time for walks and exercise. I kept a daily gratitude journal. I surrounded myself with positive friends and family. I realized how profoundly I had been neglecting myself. I had so much repressed anger bottled up inside of me.I started counseling and learned how to better care for my body, mind and spirit. Instead of burying my emotions, I now speak up.
There was a lot I didn’t know before, but I’ve spent this time educating myself about my disease, my health and my treatment options. I’ve learned there are now surgeons who specialize in removing cancer that’s very advanced.
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