AnneLyze

"I survived…."   We have all said it, both in jest and seriously.   It is used in a very generic fashion, to the point it almost dilutes or equalizes the emotional punch not defined by the very definition of the word.   To say I survived an earthquake, a pimple on prom day, a tsunami, freshman year in college, running a marathon, a broken relationship, the Holocaust, a bad day at work, or a car accident, takes away from the individual experience and the meaning it brought to the lives of those affected.   I have survived some very emotional, heart breaking things in my life, for sure, but it is impossible to compare my journey to someone else's.   Definition of SURVIVE ( Merriam - Webster dictionar y ) intransitive verb : to remain alive or in existence : live on : to continue to function or prosper transitive verb : to remain alive after the death of survived by his wife> : to continue to exist or live after < survived ...

"Why are you here?" Asked Father Joesph. A simple question, but yet not.  For the fifty new employees of St Peter's Hospital, there may have been fifty different responses, including the obvious, needing a job.  I looked around the auditorium and wondered if anyone else felt the profoundness of the moment. I have worked with cancer patients since 1993, given chemotherapy since 1998 and I was done, cooked, fried, over it........  I couldn't do it anymore and a new job appeared at the right time and the right place and I took a leap of faith.  When I hike, I will come to a spot when I need to trust in my boots and in my body and just take the step.  This job change required me to trust in my head and my heart before taking the first step and it turned out to be far easier then I hoped. Feeling unburdened, I leapt and have landed in a good spot. I am the Community Liaison Nurse for St Peter's Hospital Cancer Care Center.  What a title!  I ...