pilgrim Pathway

Issues


  • BP-The Oil Spill and Health

    We’ve been inundated with news from the Gulf since the rig exploded in April.  It is certainly one of the greatest disasters since the turn of the twenty-first century and the impact will be felt for years.  The original estimates were that the impact would last ten years.  Personally, I believe we’re looking at a…

  • Back on Track

    We are definitely creatures of habit.  Habit gets a bad rap, especially when the habit isn’t good for us physically, emotionally, or spiritually, but they do make life predictable.  Unfortunately, when facing a chronic or life-threatening illness predictability goes out the window and your actions have to count toward health and healing.  Here’s the dilemma. …

  • Everyone Needs a Major Advisor

    Welcome to Caregiver Friday!! I can’t tell you how many people I’ve talked to over the years who try to navigate their role as a caregiver/wellness partner by themselves.  It’s incredible to think that the patient has you, the medical team, organizations that support research, and who do you have?  I’m currently in school working…

  • A Most Shocking Decision

    There are times when I read a story and am reminded of sitting in support group meetings listening to the stories of those facing a life-threatening illness.  The decision that catches the most people off-guard is when someone in the group announces that they aren’t going to take treatment for their illness.  The roar in…