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Living with Cancer

A Clearer Perspective –  thanks to all who responded and prayed

A Clearer Perspective –  thanks to all who responded and prayed Well, our little snowstorm of three days dropped about 31 inches in our area. After writing yesterday’s post, I got a phone call from my daughter. She observed that I seemed to be feeling a little down and she Read more…

By John Elias, 4 yearsFebruary 3, 2021 ago
Living with Cancer

One Quick Update

One Quick Update Well I am officially past the time where I have to be isolated because of covid. I would like to say that I am full of vim and vigor and back to normal. However, that is not the case I am still very tired. During the one Read more…

By John Elias, 4 yearsFebruary 1, 2021 ago
Living with Cancer

However, if it turns out to be more then a common cold…

However, if it turns out to be more then a common cold… Well I had been wondering what would be next in this whole journey. In my last post I talked confidently about my common cold. I was lovingly castigated by someone close to me for making an assumption like Read more…

By John Elias, 4 yearsJanuary 23, 2021 ago
Living with Cancer

One good thing about the common cold — you feel so much better when you recover

One good thing about the common cold — you feel so much better when you recover I have often thought about writing another post sooner, but I went and caught a common cold. I thoroughly checked to make sure the symptoms were that of a cold and not of covid, Read more…

By John Elias, 4 yearsJanuary 19, 2021 ago
Living with Cancer

The Doctors Are Back

The Doctors Are Back December and the first three days of January were very relaxed as far as medical procedures go. Not a single blood test, surgical procedure, or even a doctor’s visit. If it were not for all the little things like getting up at 2:30 in the morning Read more…

By John Elias, 4 yearsJanuary 9, 2021 ago
Living with Cancer

It is not all about hot flashes…

It is not all about hot flashes… We were driving up to my son’s house for an early family Christmas celebration and I was feeling increasingly hot. I asked Karen if she felt warm hoping maybe it was not me, but she was fine. I was starting to get concerned Read more…

By John Elias, 4 yearsDecember 29, 2020 ago
Living with Cancer

Words Mean a Lot

Words Mean a Lot  In my circles, I feel like an anomaly. Most of my friends have never had cancer, let alone having two during the same year. It is a learning process for them as they interact with me. I have never been in a cancer battle before, so Read more…

By John Elias, 4 yearsDecember 14, 2020 ago
Living with Cancer

Who Turned the Thermostat Up?

Who turned the thermostat up? Unlike my stodgy contemplative stay at home wife, I have always been adventurous and looking for new experiences, charging ahead into the unknown. Wait a minute I think I have that backwards. Those of you that know me understand how much I like the status Read more…

By John Elias, 4 yearsDecember 11, 2020 ago
Living with Cancer

 A Little Rant

 A Little Rant We were driving to church and Karen brought up the idea of downsizing. She had good thoughts about all the stuff that we had accumulated over the years and were not using. But she added in the idea that if I weren’t here, she wouldn’t know what Read more…

By John Elias, 4 yearsDecember 8, 2020 ago
Living with Cancer

 What Am I Thinking About?

 What Am I Thinking About? I was asked the other day if I think about the cancers much. I responded that they are a reality of my life and part of my body, but I don’t find myself dwelling about the cancers any more than any other part of my Read more…

By John Elias, 4 yearsDecember 4, 2020 ago

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