Author Archives: Dana Duell

Hope and Surrender in Prayer

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 In the last post, I talked a little about having a hope in a person and not an outcome. When I pray for healing, I am praying for an outcome! I pray boldly for a complete healing, not based on me and whether or not I deserve it, but based onContinue reading “Hope and Surrender in Prayer”

Hope: The Beginning, Part 3

Thursday, May 12, 2016 Following the hospital stay, I was discharged to rehab. Kaiser has an excellent, intensive therapy rehab center that is about 90 minutes away from where we live. When I heard about it, I was pretty excited to get started with a team of physical and occupational therapists and doctors. It soundedContinue reading “Hope: The Beginning, Part 3”

What Helps Me: The Beginning, Part 2

Thursday, May 5, 2016 When I woke up after surgery, my first thought was “I’m alive!” I soon discovered that I had a total loss of feeling and movement from my hips to my toes. Somehow, in that moment, it didn’t matter. I was alive!Since my emergency room admittal, I had the tumor removed, myContinue reading “What Helps Me: The Beginning, Part 2”

Surrender: The Beginning, Part 1

Thursday, May 5, 2016 In Dec 2015 my chronic back pain had escalated to the point that I had collapsed on the floor and couldn’t get up. That’s when we called 911 and I was taken to the ER. I had an MRI and a rather large tumor was found on my spine at T9-T11.Continue reading “Surrender: The Beginning, Part 1”