Friday, April 29, 2011

Beauty


ENGLAND - Today was a brilliant and wonderful reminder of things like love and joy. And, a gentle display of how we should embrace our natural selves; I just watched a beautiful bride and her smiling groom. She's the first one I've seen in years who opted to forego the tanning beds before her big day. Healthy, stunning and natural. Thank you, Princess Kate, for showing little girls how they should appear - Just elegantly themselves.

(Photo: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach)

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Fitness



There are few things more motivating that a chemo patient showing you that SHE is exercising regularly, so we should be, too. And PLEASE! Who looks this cute without hair and in workout clothes? Goodness, she is an inspiration!!!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Kids




GOSHEN, INDIANA - You know how little kids are, right? Just rambunctious bundles, always movin' and groovin' to their own beat. Today, I met 71 of them, each one doing a selfless act.

Parkside Elementary in this little town had a teacher who got sick, you see. She had breast cancer, and the kiddos wanted to help. So, they raised money, and did even more. They wrote cards, letters, jokes and drew pictures for the entire cancer center.

They walked over this morning, behaving like little angels and handed out these treasures to the patients. Let me tell you how far I made it out before tearing up - the front door. I have been a patient, and I know what it means to get special gifts like this during treatment.

So, here I sit in my car, crying and typing while sharing this story with you. The teacher is doing great, the school is supportive, the kids are darling and an entire cancer center gets a full day of something wholly unusual for them – bundles of hope, joy and laughter.

Thank you, children, for what you have done. I'm not a patient here, but your kindness will reach far beyond the people you see today in this hospital. Many hearts will be touched by this; but the most important hearts touched today are your own. xoxo