pilgrim Pathway

Issues


  • Purpose in Life

    Welcome to Caregiver Friday! I went to bed last night thinking about what was bubbling to the surface regarding caregivers and caregiving.  I drifted off to sleep and this morning woke with a focus on an audio book I’m listening to by Victor Frankl.  Victor Frankl wrote “Man’s Search for Meaning”, one of the most…

  • How Young Can You Achieve Health Expert Status?

    We’re so accustomed to talking about adults who are diagnosed with chronic and life-threatening illnesses.  It’s true that as the population rises and our life expectancy increases there will be an increase in illness diagnoses.  Adults have life experience that helps them achieve expert status on their health challenges.  They have the resources to find…

  • Isn’t Being a Teenager Hard Enough?

    While at a conference this weekend I spoke with a mother about her daughter’s diagnosis.  Her daughter is 15 years old and is facing a lifetime with an autoimmune disease.  I don’t know about you but I can think of plenty of other things I’d rather be doing then thinking about an illness.  Isn’t it…

  • Is the Body so Frightening?

    I’m out and about a lot.  I interact with people all the time and I’m sensitive to what I see out in the world.  I see the looks and stares people make to those in wheel chairs.  I observe the faces of those who see someone who has suffered a burn.  I take note of…