I watched him get out of a new pick-up truck. He wore a black Harley-Davidson t-shirt and blue jeans with scuffed brown leather boots with rounded toes. His slicked-backed silver hair matched the several ounces of sterling jewelry that adorned his beefy frame. His face, from what I could see of it, under the gray sunglasses, looked younger […]
Personal News
Listener Response
I’ve been MIA the last two months – I had a cancer recurrence, surgery, then off to a healing retreat in Eagle Nest, NM for a week. I just returned several days ago and have been catching up with my clients. Thanks for hanging in there with me. I recieved multiple emails and voice mails […]
Suzanne Maiden’s Bucket List…
This recent episode of surgery to remove a possible cancer recurrence makes me examine my life and where my time and energy goes. I have my own bucket list of things I want to accomplish before I kick it. Although I had cancer 8 years ago, the enthusiasm for “living every day as if it’s […]
Cancer and My Need to Write
So many listeners have offered up lovely words of encouragement . Your messages are routed to my personal email and when I read them, my heart skips a little at your tender expressions of support. My upcoming surgery and possible cancer recurrence bring paradoxical feelings. That is, part of me wants to go inward and carry my private thoughts. Yet this […]
Cancer, Me, and Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali was with me during a challenging time in my life. He hung out in my hospital room after I had cancer surgery. Nope, I was not hallucinating from the drugs. He visited me daily and told me jokes. My multiple layers of 150 staples and sutchers holding my 13″ incision together made laughing painful. But, between the […]
ARUBA!
I’m engaged in some self-care and taking a mental health break. Robin and I flew to Aruba this week for some R&R. We’re staying at the luxurious Occidental Grand Aruba. The warm weather is a welcome respite to the cold rain we left behind. The balmy breeze continuously whispers in my ears while the Caribbean waters beckon […]