Living with addiction led to the discovery of the Four Keys to transforming life’s pain into power. Now facing breast cancer, Teri’s power and strength remain. Continue reading
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When I think of my father, two images come to mind. The first is of a man whose temper flared at the slightest provocation. Growing up, I loved and feared him with equal measure. The second image is of a peaceful, kind man whose joyful tears, or lip quivering sadness revealed a deep well of tenderness. What transformed the first man into the second was many years of hard fought sobriety.
After eight years of sobriety, my father was diagnosed with lung cancer. At the time, he was living alone in a neighboring state. When my husband and I learned he needed twice daily radiation treatments, we asked my father to move in with us. As a daughter and a nurse, I couldn’t bear to see him go through… Continue reading
