Shoutout to our National Parks and Monuments
From The Washington Post. How many of these can I add to my bucket list?
Photos from "My Wife's Fight with Breast Cancer"
So many emotions ran through me as I viewed these stunning photos of one woman’s brave fight against breast cancer, as captured by her loving husband. Click the link to check it out for yourself.
In 2009, my Texas 4000 for Cancer teammates and I rode our bicycles along Dease Lake Highway 37 through Iskut, near the Sacred Headwaters. While in this region, we met people from the First Nations and they taught us about their traditions; we even got to see them smoke salmon. This whole place is just as beautiful as Wade Davis describes it. Stumbling upon this TED Talk during my lunch break today made me so nostalgic and driven to head up that way again at least once more during my lifetime.
Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you. Most of the time, those marks—on your body or on your heart—are beautiful. Often, though, they hurt.
Wandering in the cool air and wilderness, and watching the leaves fall off trees. It all reminds me of this old school Fleetwood Mac song, “Sunny Side of Heaven,” from their aptly-named 1972 album, Bare Trees. Hope you love it as much as I do.
The real object of our love is not outside of us, the real object of our love is ourselves. We have to know how to love ourselves, know how to return to our true nature, to see the wholesome, the good, the true, and the beautiful within us.
A Brave Survival Story In 15 Pictures
Watch from one poignant moment to the next, as LIVESTRONG employee Renee Nicholas shares her journey with breast cancer. I’m so happy I had the incredible opportunity to meet Renee at a fundraising dinner for my Survivor Summit teammate, Mona Patel. Renee is a kind, good-hearted listener who lets her positive, infectious free spirit flow through her and into others with ease. Renee was supposed to be one of my teammates on our climb up Kilimanjaro, but she had to back out to focus on her health. Please join me in sending good vibes her way so she can participate in Survivor Summit in 2013!
View on the way to the Kilimanjaro summit at sunrise (courtesy of my teammate, Missy Verhaeghe). These colors are burned into my memory.
"How Having Terminal Cancer Has Made Me a Better Doctor"
Last July, Dr. Kate Granger was diagnosed with terminal cancer that had spread throughout her abdomen, liver, and bones. The 29 year old elected to stop treatment and undergo palliative care. Now, with the limited time she has left, she’s written an inspiring diary and has returned to her job as a hospital registrar. She’s also come to the realization of what it takes to be a more compassionate, caring doctor. “Having cancer has changed me,” she said. “It’s made me reali[z]e how important the little things are—holding a patient’s hand, sitting down with them and not standing over them, communicating news in a compassionate way and explaining the impact on them to their families.” She goes on to detail her vision for her legacy: “I wrote this diary in the dark hours of my hospital stays. I want it to be in every medical school and hope my colleagues read it and think about how they practi[c]e medicine.” Click the link above to read more about her incredible strength and bravery.
I’ll be in your shadow in less than 2 weeks, Mt. Kilimanjaro. See you soon.
(Source: perfektphit)
Lisa's reflections on summitting Kilimanjaro and raising over $10,000 for cancer programs and services at LIVESTRONG.
