Stories

One day I said to Spiro, ‘I think I have to become a nurse.’ I remember he said, ‘Why? You are a teacher.’ I said, ‘I can become a nurse and take care of people like you....

My understanding of the main work of healing is receiving love, and opening up to that. Medical treatments complement that, and can support that. But the essence of healing is really opening up to lov...

We thought there was no way Andre could go through this much chemo and radiation—again—and still be on the field in 2017. So to see him go out for that first practice …

She’s not just a dog. She is my angel dog. If she weren’t here for me, and being as calm and easygoing as she is, I’m not really sure how far I would be on my recovery at all.

I had to take care of the chickens. I had to physically go outside to be with them. They helped me forget what I was going through. It put me into the present in a different way.

I would sit down at the piano and I would just start to play. And I would really just begin to sing my way into the truth, I would begin to declare healing over my body.

Healing starts from within yourself. The process is aided by the surroundings and people you choose. You want to make choices that are healthy, mentally and physically, for your mind and body.

I always feel better after I’ve finished writing. It’s like when you have a deep encounter with somebody where you know you’ve really shared yourself and they’ve really shared ...

Before Teddy’s accident, if you were to ask me what healing means, I would think of it in such simple terms … But now I know that healing is asking for forgiveness. Healing is humility.

For so many months, he was so sick, and unable to even move his arms and legs. He used to get mad watching his sister play because it was like, ‘Why can’t I do that?’ And now …