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I am so glad you found me.
Rita Ann
The mission of my blog is to encourage all seeking insights to fight their latest battle and to…
Hope
Believe
and Fight
for a miraculous outcome.
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Blog Posts
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At times, we face losing something, gaining something and accepting the new uninvited normal. Within these events, we need to make decisions. I decided that in order to move into my healing I had to confront fear, step out in faith into unknown outcomes while trusting and believing that I would live to tell about it.
The ninth child of Betty and Ivan, in a family of ten, I grew up in a time when society seemed far less complicated. I am now married to Jim and we are empty nesters with three grown children that have graduated into their own life adventures. My pancreas cancer story started in February of 2018. Since that time, my husband, Jim and I have beat this disease. This blog tells the story of how we faced a giant and found peace and victory.
No matter the challenging life event you face, my prayer is that this blog helps you successfully walk through your distressing valley by listening to yourself, your body, your faith and approach it with positivity, faith, courage and strength one day at a time while finding purpose, meaning and a life that exceeds your expectations. This is my healing story.
Peace to you,
Rita
The Road of Life
Life involves a series of challenges and choices, victories and let downs. It seems that I consistently forget this. Over and over again…
A time of reflection
I pause and reflect on God’s goodness and acknowledge that He is aware of my struggles. No matter what my circumstances may look like, He still desires to give me His best. I recognize that He sees and knows the long game so to speak.
5 years after
…recently interviewed by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester to talk about what life is like living without a pancreas post recovery from therapy and surgery. I share some insights on how I coped through the process and some of the blessings I have experienced by reaching out to others that are facing the same disease.
Peace in the battle
“… we may feel we are caught up in a whirlwind that spins us around, we lose our footing and don’t know where to turn next…”
The warrior in me
…I picked up my battle fatigues and put them on with the knowledge that most people fall in the battlefield of pancreatic cancer, I was just beginning to understand what it meant for me to be in this army…
Moving Forward
It almost seemed celebratory as we moved into our last month of preparation before surgery, my recovery time and Jim's increased caregiver responsibilities that would follow.
Krueger Fest
25 days I thought. I just have to get through these last 25 days of radiation treatment, 5 days a week. I can do this! After radiation, I was to rest for about 30 days and then, Dr. Truty would perform the surgery to remove the tumor.
More valuable
“Minnesota Wild hockey games, family birthday parties, dinner dates with friends and out of town overnights were all activities Jim and I could continue to do within our new constraints. …”
Gather up your courage and fight
Late March, Jim and I packed our bags with lots of hope and belief and made our way to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.