http://lionheartedkat.com Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:13:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I met a new to me author, Vicki H. Moss recently. She grew up with her brother’s flying squirrel and her mother cooked squirrel. While I live in a neighborhood full of black squirrels and some of our older neighbors talk about families that eat them, it doesn’t sound like ... http://lionheartedkat.com/?p=208 When we give our lives away, we gain so much in return. My parents modeled that type of giving from as far back as I can remember. For instance, when we moved into our home on 23rd and Madison in Eugene the front door of our home built in the ... http://lionheartedkat.com/?p=196 "Will he heal? What's the prognosis?" Family and friends asked that question often when Gary received a diagnosis Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) in December 2002. I felt exhausted trying to explain what I did not know. Once I shared my meager knowledge with a friend, she proceeded like the old gossip ... http://lionheartedkat.com/?p=181 Life is one big comfort zone for me. Give me a lion, soft comfy shirt and a pillow to prop me up. Do you see I found a super long, navy blue, polka dotted scarf to tie me together. Look happy as a lark, don’t you think? Now I wait.   It’s ... http://lionheartedkat.com/?p=164 This weekend I grabbed my coffee and studied mission statements. I wanted to share a concise reason for my giving Capsules of Hope Caregiver Seminars. Writing a mission statement isn’t new to me, still I couldn’t define my goals simply. When I finished the project I felt empowered. Want to ... http://lionheartedkat.com/?p=146 [caption id="attachment_109" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Help! Hope! Healing!"][/caption]        HALF   Half cannot begin to describe the amount of time a caregiver gives. Whole is a must. Never half. Not in between. The patient is on the mind of the caregiver twenty-four/seven.  The first days of Gary's hospital stay I didn't try and spend nights ... http://lionheartedkat.com/?p=106      [caption id="attachment_125" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Help! Hope! Healing!"][/caption]   INSPIRATIONAL TOUCHDOWNS June 28, 2009  Email from my friend: I now have the greatest peace ever, in my every day days I know for sure, without a doubt, doing what God intends me to do...care for my best friend.  He plucked me right out of Wal-Mart, and ... http://lionheartedkat.com/?p=101 What Do I Say?   Dear Caregiver,   After my husband’s terminal diagnosis with a rare cancer, Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP), it seemed like some of our friends lost all common sense. They said really “stupid” things. Mom said that was the least of my worries and in a few years it wouldn’t matter. I ... http://lionheartedkat.com/?p=96   Published at last. More than a memoir, this book is thirty-one capsule sized stories sandwiched between my story of caregiving and twenty-two pages filled with answers to frequently asked questions by other caregivers.  When my husband Gary was diagnosed with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) a rare cancer of the appendix, I felt confused ... http://lionheartedkat.com/?p=87 Cracking the parenting Code by Laura Lee Heinshohn is one of the best parenting books I’ve read in a long time. The book is built in an easy to read, investigative layout. Obviously the author did her sleuthing detective work ahead of time, her FBI questions and resolutions are thought ... http://lionheartedkat.com/?p=76