: About Me

How we come to accept the diagnosis of a life-altering illness is not one we think about unless we're faced with it's impact head-on and, usually, when we least expect it. Looking back I realize that my acceptance did not come at once, but rather in phases, as I learned to understand it and to live with it over time. My experience taught me to recognize four stages from acceptance to recovery: intellectual understanding, ego recovery, spiritual development, and letting go of regret and lost opportunity. Moving through these steps has been an ongoing process. I've had to retrace my steps at...