Nancy's Arts & Crafts

Julie was flown over to Denver Monday night with a flight nurse, arriving at the Aurora Anschultz Campus, where the University of Colorado H...

And now it is Monday, the last day of February.  Turtle with its broken shell is a get well card from Kathy to Julie, who remains in t...

A friend sent me a book.  Not just any book, but a special one which has received a lot of good press, Following Ezra... , by Tom Fields-Mey...

Daughter Julie who has had a shunt (since birth) for taking fluid build up/pressure off her brain is again having headaches.  Always worriso...

Friend Natalie served Lavender Shortbread cookies last week.  She had tried several recipes using lavender, and declared this was the best o...

For the Inspiration Avenue Weekly Challenge on "hearts," my brother tried his best to help me use the basics of Photoshop, but ...

Remembering the good times is so important that researchers in the UK have found a clue that The elusive secret of happiness could be as...

Instead of linking to a care page, I'll just let my blogging buddies know what has happened to daughter Julie over the past two days:  ...

Malignant, malevolent, invasive: cancer It has happened again, and to my daughter.  And it is breast cancer.  And how will she choose to d...

The podcast showcased here  is important to me because it deals with breast cancer and spina bifida, two health conditions with which I am m...

For "women of style and substance", More Magazine is the leading voice of today’s sophisticated, affluent and accomplished woman...

There have been many eventful moments I have been privileged to share with patients hospitalized for myriad reasons, and also with individua...

A fellow blogger and author recently put out a call for inspirational stories that she will compile and publish in the near future. This ind...

Several months ago, in this post , I wrote about my daughter Julie, who was born with spina bifida. On August 25, 2008, she was admitted to ...

Update on daughter Julie: lab reports are good, appliances are working, except for her shunt which diverts CSF ( cerebrospinal fluid) for ...

Previously, in this NPR Story Corps post , I wrote about our daughter, Juliet, who was born with the birth defect of spina bifida and hydro...

A few weeks ago, I talked about my friend in Denver making a reservation for the National Public Radio Story Corps (NPR). Since 2003, tens...

Upcoming Walk Event: Saturday, April 26, 2008 8:30 AM Opening Ceremonies; 9 AM March Begins Location: Lincoln Park 12th & Gunnison / 6-m...