Category Archives: Cancer Survivor

Healing Power of Cats

Posted on January 21, 2013 by gayle

Seventeen years ago I asked God for joy.  He sent me kittens!  I discovered them the day my beloved shaggy dog ran back and forth, hair flying, and face grinning, between the spare bedroom and the living room where I … Continue reading →

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Biking into the Future…Hiking into the Past…

Posted on December 10, 2012 by gayle

Join outdoor enthusiast Gayle Madden as she ponders biking into the future and hiking into the past. You may want to join her! Continue reading →

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Friends!

Posted on November 27, 2012 by gayle

Friends form a deep bond of sharing and caring through difficult times.. Continue reading →

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Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health Meets the Gnesh Girls!

Posted on August 31, 2012 by gayle

Cancer survivor Gayle Madden attends Kripalu Yoga Center in Stockbridge, MA. While there, she forms a bond with 11 exceptional women. Continue reading →

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Biking to Meet My Maker!

Posted on May 19, 2012 by gayle

I just about met my maker last Saturday…. Right there on Lake Almanor hill! The day was brighter than most, The breeze cooler, The friends friendlier, The excitement higher, But as it turns out, my heart was fainter. I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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The Clothes Whisperers….

Posted on May 5, 2012 by gayle

whisper, whisper, whisper Hanging out laundry is one of life’s sweetest pleasures.  Honest! That’s because laundry never lies.  Take that blue nightshirt on the left, for example.  It whispers, “You look beautiful today,” echoing the words my husband had spoken … Continue reading →

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I Saw Santa’s Bloomers

Posted on April 28, 2012 by gayle

                     Santa appeared in bloomers today.                             Red and white                                                                                          Tulip bloom-ers.        Someone sent him to my house Christmas Eve,                      with a bundle of bulbs                           … Continue reading →

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Miracles!

Posted on April 14, 2012 by gayle

 Moonrise, viewed from our porch Miracles slip in… Thank God! Mine came sometime last year.  How, when or why exactly, I couldn’t say, but it found me as surely as a pre-menopausal woman finds chocolate. And it found me just … Continue reading →

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Jeepers, Peepers!

Posted on April 8, 2012 by gayle

Children get excited about Easter–for all the right reasons. Peeps! Peep! Babushka Peeps Run, Peep, Run While candy-filled Easter eggs, frilly baskets, and chocolate bunnies are in contention, Peeps represent the best of Easter.                                      … Continue reading →

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Tomfoolery!

Posted on April 2, 2012 by gayle

Ha! Ha! April fool’s day is not to be missed! It’s the perfect day to laugh at ourselves for willing to be a fool. Willingness is such a gift…. So is being foolish. 🙂 No foolin’. And if you don’t … Continue reading →

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