by Elaine Olsen | Dec 28, 2010 | cancer, cancer video, faith, video
Guess who stopped by the chemo lounge today? A necessary piece of the puzzle named “chemotherapy”… I thought it important they come. They certainly were a hit with the other patients in my area.My video is longer today; my words many, therefore,...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 25, 2010 | Advent, cancer, christmas
Merry Christmas, friends! Below you will find our annual Christmas letter; a few of you may have received one in the mail, but I wanted the rest of you to have it as well. I hadn’t planned on writing one this year; life got busy and crazy all in one breath, and...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 22, 2010 | a quick word, cancer, cancer volume 2, pain, suffering
Sometimes a heart gets so filled to overflow, it’s hard to know what to do with it all. I’ve had that problem all afternoon; not a bad problem to have. Better to be filled than be depleted. Let me explain. I began my morning at the cancer center, not for treatment but...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 20, 2010 | calling, church life, living God's truth, sundays
Last Friday, I loaded up on my pain meds and had my mother taxi me to the local Michael’s craft store. Sunday morning loomed on the horizon, and I needed a few Christmas activities to keep young hearts and hands engaged. I took my time, making sure to pick out things...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 15, 2010 | cancer, cancer video, video
Thank you for stopping by today and for all of your prayers. It’s been a rough two weeks; the new drug, Taxol, has worked differently on my body from the first two drugs, Cytoxan and Adriamycin. In short, it has greatly affected my energy level (in conjunction...
