Back in the trenches - the war against cancer

Sorry to be so long providing any updates. I have made an "old year's resolution", my last one for 2019, to use this davidisstillalive blog as my writing platform. So I intend to write in it every day.

Once of my cancer heroes is Jessica Ainscough who died in February of 2915 at the age of 30, having spent 8 years battling and thriving her way through incurable cancer. I became acquainted with her through  the Hay House Writers Workshop. You might like to take a look at the following:

1.   Jessica Ainscough - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Ainscough

Jessica Ainscough (July 1985 – 26 February 2015) was an Australian teen magazine editor who became a writer and wellness entrepreneur following a rare cancer diagnosis at the age of 22 years. Ainscough went by the self-coined nickname "The Wellness Warrior" and used her popular blog by the same name to share her personal story of using alternative cancer treatments .

2.   Jess Ainscough - The Wellness Warrior

www.jessainscough.com

The Wellness Warrior | Be kind. Be brave. Be well. On February 26th 2015, the world lost one of its brightest sparks. After 30 years, 7 of which were spent thriving with cancer, Jess Ainscough peacefully passed away. Edgar’s Mission has always had a spe ...

Whereas Jessica spent some time believing only in natural healing, she changed her mind about a year before she died, cooming to the belief that it was necessary to integrate conventional oncology with natural healing. As you know that is entirely my view too.

Oh yes, I have another short war poem as a late "remembrance day" offering:

Futility of War

Fire and blood

Signature of war and pain

Blood in the trenches

Fire in the sky

As warriors plummet to earth

Wings broken, doomed

More tomorrow, as I follow along to write, write, write!