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Anna’s Story – Let’s Get Real

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When you look at someone what do you see? Appearances alone do not tell the whole story. This is a story of regular people like you and me whom I had the privilege of meeting while going for chemotherapy treatment. I had time to waste as I would sit for 4 to 6 hours waiting …

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Anna’s Story – My Prayer For You

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I pray you find yourself again and bring peace into your soul, amen I pray you laugh with joy again and bring a smile to your face, so when? I pray you can see past the pain and a brighter future may you gain I pray you wipe away the tears and learn to love …

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Anna’s Story – My Twins

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In Memory of my Twin Boys I gave birth to my twin boys prematurely and lost them both within two days of each other. Today marks their 25th anniversary, and I wrote this poem shortly after they died. One year after losing them, I gave birth to my second set of twin boys. I hope …

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Anna’s Story – Dear Me

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Anna’s Story – Where there’s a will, there’s a way!

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In 2011, Nick, my nephew-in-law, died by suicide. At 36 years old, he had paranoid schizophrenia since the age of eighteen. Attending the Celebration of Life service, I listened to the eulogy and the rendition of Nick playing his guitar to a piece of music by Jimi Hendrix. An overwhelming urge to start clapping my …

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Anna’s Story – Loss of Pets

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Our dog, Brandy, a black lab cross we had since she was a puppy. At 14-years-old, diagnosed with cancer; A fast spreading cancer, Brandy’s health deteriorated quickly. Towards the end, we slept downstairs with her on our makeshift bed as she couldn’t climb the stairs anymore. One night, I woke up after shouting her name …

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Anna’s Story – You have a voice, you do count!

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Having grown up in a dysfunctional family, I felt invisible from a very early age, meaning I was not seen, heard or spoken to. I learned what I said didn’t matter, wasn’t important or that my opinion didn’t count – that’s when I stopped talking. Traumatized, this affected my mental and physical state as I …

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Anna’s Story – Unconditional Love

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Anna’s Story – Body, mind, and soul

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There are no set rules for the stages of grief. Each person is unique and will handle grief in their own way. Do not judge yourself or others on the way someone processes grief. Some people will cry, others will choose to ignore it, some will go into a depression, and others will let guilt …

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Anna’s Story – Hope

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Every week I will be discussing a different topic on grief and loss, suicide, cancer, and spirituality.  My Time Will Come is an account of my experiences and struggle with sexual abuse, a dysfunctional family life, and the devastating loss of my sister by suicide. The hardship continues with my thirteen-year ordeal to conceive amidst …

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