STRONG VOICES

It is difficult at times to see progress. We try and try and yet time seems to yield results slowly while others seem to see progress faster. This can be depressing unless you look at life situations as that of “hands on a clock”. If you look at a clock, notice the “seconds” hand. This…

There have been MANY hospitalizations and surgeries in my life. Most of them have placed me in dire situations. One that comes to mind was when was I stricken with a post transplant illness. I remember entering the hospital during the month of September and leaving for one day in October, having to be readmitted…

Sometimes in life we want to give up. We do because we do not see results. We have been conditioned to see instant weight loss, better health and succeed at any sport overnight. It doesn’t work that way. When we do not see them, we quit. This is how I felt many times while going…

Let me tell you a story: NORMAN While I was on dialysis (three times a week). I sat next to an older gentleman named Norman. Norman was 83 years old and was a dialysis patient for almost 30 years. He was my lifeline, the one who taught me how to “beat the machine”, that I…