Comments on: Taking a Stand

By: Literate Housewife

Literate Housewife — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:33:37 +0000

Thanks for sharing this post. It was inspirational to a woman about to turn 37 in 9 days. In some ways I feel that my time to make a difference is over, but it's not. It's just beginning. Literate Housewife´s last blog post..The Sunday Salon ~ My Trip to the National Book Festival!

By: Djuanna

Djuanna — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:59:58 +0000

Suzanne, I am so with you. I spent the ENTIRE weekend working on a plan for what I call true independence. No matter what happens, my life will be forever changed, just because I took the chance. This was one of several signs that I've had today that I'm on the right track. Thanks mucho. Djuanna´s last blog post..Fall Breezes

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:09:38 +0000

Let’s see…
Three years ago, when I was 38 years old, my oldest sister(she was 53 at the time) was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease…a disease that was starting to show in our mother who was already suffering from depression – she died ten years ago of pulmonary embolism instead. What I did not see in my mother, I see in my sister day by day, moment by moment.
In that timespan of my sister’s diagnosis, I was going through a rollercoaster of walking away from a personal relationship that was becoming verbally insulting; dealing with an editor who was out of a coo-coo’s nest(he eventually resigned) and ending two friendships that was definitely poison.
I am now 41 years old, celebrating my debut as an author…even though it is co-author’s credit it is a start of what I believe will be a successful author career. I am an advocate of alzheimer’s disease and finding a cure..as well as cancer prevention and depression of all levels, the latter is to make it more aware that depression is no longer a shameful secret. I am still learning and growing.