Sometimes an individual doesn’t realize the incredible story of overcoming her life is until it’s pointed out to her. Lisa* is definitely one of those individuals. * Her real name, used with permission. Lisa’s aunt, her mother’s sister, was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease when Lisa was 23. “Even though I didn’t have any symptoms, I knew…
When the majority of couples say I do, their intentions are to stick together for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health. Divorce is the last thing on their minds when they seal their vows with a kiss. But, divorce unfortunately happens to some married couples. It’s never an easy…
In another life, I might have been a neuropsychologist as I am utterly fascinated with the brain and how it works. Dr. Caroline Leaf, a leader in the field of cognitive neuroscience, has spent her career studying the brain and how crucially important it is to stop the negative thoughts as soon as they try…
The phone call regarding her dad being transported to the hospital with chest pains happened a few hours after the headache that started Cara* down a path she’s still on today – 8 years later. Thankfully, her dad recovered from his mild heart attack. Cara, however, still lives daily with a severe headache. * Her…
It may be because my husband is a musician, but music speaks to me. I do not have any musical talent myself – I truly wish I did! But several have caught me singing at the top of my lungs while securely behind the closed windows of my Jeep. “Hey! I saw you driving…
Many of us face a health struggle at some point in our lives. Uncomfortable and inconvenient as it may be, it generally has a short duration. One hundred thirty-three million Americans wish for a health struggle with a short duration. Instead, they suffer from chronic illnesses, which are ongoing, incurable, and invisible illnesses. Erin* is…
Ann Hite’s* third novel, Where the Souls Go, continues the Pritchard family saga in the Black Mountain series. Annie Todd, Grace Jean’s daughter, is added to the multi-layered mix of a dysfunctional family in the North Carolina mountains. “Annie Todd’s journey with a ‘quite mad’ mother is reflective of my own journey with my bipolar mother,”…
“What wisdom would you like to share?” is the most important question I ask each of the overcomers I interview. I want to, and I believe others want to, know what each woman has learned as she journeyed through her struggle. Max Lucado gives his advice about facing life’s tough challenges and the wisdom learned…
If you haven’t read part 1 of Angie’s story, please read it here first. Six years after her first marriage ended, Angie met and married Mark. Health Struggles Resurfaced Angie’s health struggles resurfaced when she became pregnant with their daughter. A fibroid tumor that was eating the baby’s blood supply attached itself to the placenta. It could…
Angie* was too young to remember being abandoned by her mother, for she was only two years old. Their father’s week and a half leave from the Air force was the impetus for Angie’s mother to get all five kids loaded into the car to meet him at the airport. When Angie’s mother drove away after dropping them…