by John Leifer | Jan 3, 2017 | Hope, Spirituality and health, Wellness
Research into the impact of religious and spiritual beliefs on our health continues. When we are sick, we rely on our physicians to heal us. And for good reason: they possess the knowledge, tools, drugs, and procedures to conquer many maladies. But not all illnesses...
by John Leifer | Mar 11, 2016 | Cancer, Healthcare, Hope, Post Traumatic Growth
The Transforming Power of Stress There are few life events that can transform our daily reality more swiftly than a diagnosis of cancer. A once neatly planned future can seemingly evaporate in the wake of an overwhelming existential threat. The degree to which we...
by John Leifer | Oct 12, 2015 | After You Hear It's Cancer, Cancer, grace, Hope, survivorship
PLEASE INVEST 7 MINUTES WATCHING THEIR POIGNANT VIDEO at: https://youtu.be/1Dy4kO7Zk70...
by John Leifer | Oct 7, 2015 | Cancer, Hope
“Cancer is not a straight line. It’s up and down.” —Elizabeth Edwards When an initial treatment proves insufficient Cancer treatments fail. It’s that simple. Though patients enter treatment with great hope, that hope may be dashed when either further evidence of...
by John Leifer | Jul 6, 2015 | Cancer, Healthcare, Hope
“When you hear the word ‘cancer,’ it’s as if someone took the game of Life and tossed it in the air. All the pieces go flying. The pieces land on a new board. Everything has shifted. You don’t know where to start.” —Regina Brett[i] A diagnosis of cancer can be...
by John Leifer | Mar 23, 2015 | Cancer, end of life care, End of Life Issues, Hope
Sometimes writing has a strange way of foreshadowing life. The past six months have been marked by an almost constant struggle to shape an unwieldy manuscript on hope at the end of life into something manageable and hopefully meaningful. I finally relinquished the...
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