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It was probably 10 years ago when I heard these words from Ruth Haley Barton, The best gift we give to the world is a healthy and whole you. I knew that was a significant statement, but I didn’t fully grasped the depth of it until I received my cancer diagnosis. Health and wholeness is always something we have to fight for. It doesn’t come easy. There are many things – both in the world and within our own hearts – that work against us. We need all the support we can get. This weekly newsletter is meant to help provide that. May these stories, poems, advice, and encouragement provide some of what you need.

The Healing Chronicle – Volume 30
A Word About Navigating Offers of Help A cancer diagnosis often elicits an outpouring of support, advice, and offers of help from friends, family, and

The Healing Chronicle – Volume 29
A Word About Mental Health and Physical Healing I keep running across this time and time again! And candidly, I tend to resist the correlation.

The Healing Chronicle – Volume 28
A Word About Being Your Own Advocate… We have all seen it… a friend faces a change in their health status, and suddenly, everyone’s an

The Healing Chronicle – Volume 27
On the Journey With Jeramy Luckasavage… I met Jeramy and his wife Rachel at Hope4Cancer in Mexico. Like many of the patients there, we developed

The Healing Chronicle – Volume 26
On the Journey In Prayer With Yourself… This week, I wanted to focus on a subject that I have been thinking about a lot lately.

The Healing Chronicle – Volume 25
On the Journey With Dr. Tony Jimenez… Last week, I was invited to tag along for a series of interviews with my dear friends David

The Healing Chronicle – Volume 24
On the Journey With Carly Brown-Shankman… Carly is the best kind of Instagram influencer. She posts under the handle @carlyloveskale, and on her channel she

The Healing Chronicle – Volume 23
On the Journey With Jennifer Ballard… One of the great heartaches of being part of the cancer community is that you say good-bye to people

The Healing Chronicle – Year End Reflections 2024
From Our Family To Yours, Merry Christmas! It’s natural for us to take some time at the end of the year to think about where

The Healing Chronicle – The Christmas Issue 2024
From Our Family To Yours, Merry Christmas! I have spent a good bit of time thinking about the significance of Christ’s coming in terms of

The Healing Chronicle – Volume 20
On the Journey With My Personal Update… We put our hope in the LORD. He is our help and our shield.

The Healing Chronicle – Volume 19
On the Journey With Jace Yawnick This past week a friend sent me a link to an interview between Dr. Hyman and Jace (see link