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Stephanie Johnson
I provide PR services to the global energy industry. When I'm not at the dogpark, I pro bono spiritualfirstaid.org. L'Chaim!
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Ikku . . . rename yourself!
Names mean a lot to Jews. They reflect the essence of who you are. Jews almost always are named after an ancestor in the hope they will embrace the positive values that person represented in life. Converts to Judaism select Hebrew names for similar reasons. What many Jews don't know, is they, too can pick new names in the event of illness. Hebrew ...Jan 15 -
Zen yourself out
So it's not Jewish. It works for us. wikihow.com has a few thoughts on how to stay out of "hyper-sensitive" mode. Pointers to consider before you head to court, a divorce attorney, the hospital, pick your crisis! ...Jan 13 -
Herceptin, herceptin, herceptin
What happens to a Stage IV breast-cancer survivor who's beaten all of the odds? Rabbi Greene has a pretty good idea. Twice a month, she drives to M.D. Anderson for another dose of herceptin. Why? With the cancer in abeyance, Rabbi is now an official guinea pig who hopes to help other future survivors of the disease. Her choice? Continue herceptin ...Jan 13 -
Let that soul catch up!
Inspiration takes many forms. Not being rabbinical, I'm hardly above web-surfing for my gems of wisdom, which Google considerately dishes up in the form of occasional Bible quotes, Chicken Soup stories, inspirational sagas, and ideas from random sources. Looking for enlightenment in all the wrong places, I found this lovely story in a book about Je ...Jan 13 -
The hidden costs of surgery
Salon.com writer/blogger Mary Elizabeth Williams has cancer. Breast cancer. She's chronicled the horrific trials and tribulations cancer patients suffer in order to heal. On Dec. 18, she wrote of the "post-surgery secret your doctors won't share." The trauma? This time, it's mental. The Center for Integrative Medicine says surgery's potential for ...Jan 04 -
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Rabbi Marcy Greene
I have incurable, Stage IV inflammatory breast cancer. I live on borrowed time. Whether I will die on the sooner or later side, is something I can’t control. What I’ve discovered, though, is things still happen and life goes on. And God goes with you.
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Loose diamonds at the JCC
Just back from a presentation by author Amy Ephron, whose recent book, Loose Diamonds...and other things I've lost (and found) along the way, was featured at this year's Jewish Community Festival Book Fair. Spiritualfirstaid.org sponsored a table outside the auditorium where Ephron spoke. What she talked about was the importance and value of sayin ...Nov 11 -
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