by Jeannie Schmidt | Sep 15, 2022 | Cancer Support, Cancer Survivor, Emotional Wellness, Spiritual Wellness
Have you ever been digging for your keys with grocery bags already in hand? You want to turn to someone and hand your load to them so you can get what you need. Many days of my cancer journey I felt like my hands were full and I needed somewhere, someone to offload my...
by Jeannie Schmidt | May 17, 2022 | Cancer Support, Cancer Survivor
If your loved one is diagnosed with cancer, the pit in your stomach is real. You think, “This can’t get any worse!” And then…it does. As you begin to share the reality of your journey with others, oh dear-sweet-humans, they say unhelpful things. I don’t think they...
by Jeannie Schmidt | Apr 4, 2022 | Cancer Support, Cancer Survivor, Rough Seas of Crisis, Wellness
What gives you hope? Grab-onto-it, change-your-outlook hope. Where do you find hope when life is hard? Really hard. Like cancer hard? How do you renew your hope in hard times? I find hope in nature. In winter it’s the fresh, pure snow, in summer it’s the warmth of the...
by Jeannie Schmidt | Oct 6, 2020 | Cancer Support, Cancer Survivor
Let me guess…no one checked with you to see if now would be a good time for you to battle cancer? It just got dumped into your lap. During an already crazy time! That’s the way it was for me. Both times! Yep, I’m a two-time cancer survivor, and neither time did...
by Jeannie Schmidt | Oct 24, 2019 | Cancer Support, Cancer Survivor, Divine Drift, Power in Praise, Treasure the Time
“You have cancer.” Stunned and shaken by these three words, I dropped into one of the wood kitchen chairs. My surgeon’s voice wafted through the phone, “Are you okay?” I’m not sure how I responded – I felt numb and adrift, separated from reality. I must...
