The mission of this blog:

Encourage all seeking answers to hope for, believe for and fight for a miraculous outcome ~ by sharing my miraculous story of overcoming pancreatic cancer.

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for an Outstanding Outcome

HOPE

My new book HOPE is now available for purchase on Amazon & Barnes and Noble. Its official release date was May 15th, 2024.

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Blog Posts

  • At times, we face losing something, gaining something and accepting the new uninvited normal. Within these events, we need to make decisions. I decided that in order to move into my healing I had to confront fear, step out in faith into unknown outcomes while trusting and believing that I would live to tell about it.

    The ninth child of Betty and Ivan, in a family of ten, I grew up in a time when society seemed far less complicated. I am now married to Jim and we are empty nesters with three grown children that have graduated into their own life adventures. My pancreas cancer story started in February of 2018. Since that time, my husband, Jim and I have beat this disease. This blog tells the story of how we faced a giant and found peace and victory.

    No matter the challenging life event you face, my prayer is that this blog helps you successfully walk through your distressing valley by listening to yourself, your body, your faith and approach it with positivity, faith, courage and strength one day at a time while finding purpose, meaning and a life that exceeds your expectations. This is my healing story.

    Peace to you,

    Rita

Book of Hope

Book of Hope

I wrote my book, Hope, as a response to fellow travelers that were moved to hope for their own outstanding outcome upon hearing my story of healing from pancreatic cancer. While sharing my walk down the pathway to healing, I disclosed my range of emotions from doubt to hope, from anger to joy and the full gamut of emotions that anyone encounters when they face a trial like this. I shared how I eventually surrendered to the process, put my trust in God and faced my foe with hope and belief for an outstanding outcome. And because of God’s great love, mercy and kindness, I am here today to talk about it.

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Knowing God through Jesus

Knowing God through Jesus

…My desire is to help others to know Jesus so that they too can have eternal life and so that Jesus can bring abundance even in the hard places. Psalms 65:11 NLT “You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.”…

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Felix

Felix

…Jim is known for giving people and animals nicknames.  So, Holly's names were Holly Wolly, Doodle Bug, Doodles and Jade was called Potato, Po Po and Po.  Our dogs were wonderful additions to our family and great companions for the kids…

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More valuable

More valuable

“Minnesota Wild hockey games, family birthday parties, dinner dates with friends and out of town overnights were all activities Jim and I could continue to do within our new constraints. …”

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Mayo…a new experience

Mayo…a new experience

…I was still angry about this condition that appeared to be forced on me like a new bully on the street as I walked to school. It didn't seem fair. I didn't seem like it was an outcome my healthy efforts had produced. I wanted to know what I did wrong…

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