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Hope

Hope

February 18, 2021 by Shirley Enebrad Leave a Comment

I had my first Covid vaccine and I am looking forward to the second one in a few weeks. I don’t know about you but I could feel my hope for the future bloom. It has been as if we have lived in a canyon  surrounded by hard surfaces for nearly a year. We will all have to adjust to a new normal like no more blowing out candles on birthday cakes, and continued social distancing, but I am just loving the idea that it is time to start making plans to travel, visit loved ones, hug my grandsons and breathe easier. The other major boost to hope in my life is that my daughter, Ke’ili has completed the harshest rounds of chemotherapy and will soon be able to start the maintenance phase of her treatment protocol. It has been a very difficult time for her especially, but as her mom and I speak for my husband too, the roller coaster nearly went off the rails a few too many times. Throughout this hellish experience Ke’ili has been courageous. Her spirit stayed strong. Her determination to not let the leukemia take her down was nothing short of amazing. Even during the worst of it, Kei worked all but six weeks, got a promotion and continues to excel at her job with Peepers. I am proud beyond words to be her momma but she deserves to take a bow (she won’t though). She takes it in stride. I am happy to report that Kei can walk without a walker now and is getting stronger each day since she isn’t currently getting bombarded with toxic chemicals. Maintenance should be a breeze but prayers are still appreciated. Prayers that her body makes only healthy mature white cells, healthy red cells, and healthy platelets all in abundance! We still pray several times a day but especially at 10:00 am pacific time with loved ones around the world. Prayers work! We are grateful to everyone who has been praying for Kei and for all of the support and kindness that has been bestowed upon us. Aloha nui loa to each and everyone of you.

To quote Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, “Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms, you would never see the beauty of their carvings.” Ke’ili has weathered the worst of those windstorms and she wears her beauty and her strength better than most.

Be well, be safe and HOPE to see you soon! (get vaccinated as soon as you can!)

Shirley

 

Thank you to Ashim Silva for the great photo via Unsplash!

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Reviews & Testimonials

Although I haven’t experienced too much loss, this short, to-the-point book gave me a wealth of very important information on how to help others cope with grief, and how to know what to expect when it happens to me. I learned about things to say and not to say to those grieving, and how important it is to let yourself go through the process when you experience loss. The author knows what she is talking about, as she has experienced extensive loss herself. Concise and helpful tips!
P. Pacelli, Sammamish, WA (after reading Six-Word Lessons on Coping with Grief)
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Anyone going through the grieving process would benefit from this quick read. Six-Word Lessons on Coping with Grief is filled with keen insight and wisdom from the author who lost her own son, and through her own grieving process decided to become a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist. In her quest to help others, Enebrad shows tremendous courage and transparency in dealing with her own grief to help others going through the grieving process. Beautifully done.
Lonnie Pacelli "The Project Management Advisor", Bellevue, WA
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Cory was my favorite patient ever and he taught me more than I could ever teach him. His lessons about Summerland (the afterlife) were profound and his drawings of what he saw ‘Over the Rainbow Bridge’ helped thousands of people get in touch with their long-buried emotions.
Dr. Elisabeth Kubler Ross, Famed researcher & author of 16 books ‘On Death and Dying’
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I loved this very human and touching story of a family’s journey with a terminally ill child. Although it was sad, it was also courageous and funny. It was far more about living than about dying, and offers a positive example for all of us to value each day. The messages about life beyond death’s door are intriguing, uplifting, and very believable. Thank you for a beautiful read.
Marcia Shaver (after reading Over the Rainbow Bridge)
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Over the Rainbow Bridge is an intelligent and emotional book that exhibits an unforgettable life and death of a child wise beyond his young years. You don’t have to be grieving to get Cory’s life lessons.
Karen Minton, MA, CAN, Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Maine
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This primer on grief is practical , honest, and totally on the money about feelings, thoughts, and behaviors which are part of the human experience of grief and loss. The six word lessons are understandable, strengthening, and probably because there are only ‘six words’ easily remembered. It also takes direct aim at the guilt experienced about ‘the need to talk about it’.
William M Womack MD, Psychiatrist ("Six Word Lessons" On Coping with Grief)
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The greatest gift I received from reading “Over the Rainbow Bridge” is a comforting peace about death and dying. Death is not an ending, but the beginning of a new phase. Powerful. Thanks Cory for your wisdom.Through the life of this 9 year old boy, I learned more insights about heaven and the afterlife than I ever learned by attending church. I don’t know who I’m more impressed with—Cory, a young man who even in death was the most positive, inspirational person I never met; or his mother Shirley who had the courage to really list… Read more
Shelly Heesacker, Freelance TV Field Producer for ‘Oprah’ and ‘The Dr. Phil Show’
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This book on coping is such a gift. It’s a quick, concise read that any busy, grief stricken person can benefit from. Knowing that the writer has experienced grief is powerful, she has walked down the lonely, painful journey herself. Thank you for this book as we grieve the loss of my beautiful mother-in-law!
Joanie Raaum (after reading Six-Word Lessons on Coping with Grief)
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Over the Rainbow Bridge is an intelligent and emotional book that exhibits an unforgettable life and death of a child wise beyond his young years. You don’t have to be grieving to get Cory’s life lessons.
Karen Minton, MA, CAN, Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Maine
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Books are often described as good, exciting, motivational, or inspirational. Rarely do you find one that is truly life transforming. ‘Over the Rainbow Bridge’ is just such a book. It is absolutely miraculous the impact the story of this little nine your old child had on my perception of life, death, and God. My life has been inspired and enhanced by Cory’s story. If you are depressed for any reason, you will have a change of heart and mind after reading how Cory dealt with every day life in the short time he was here on earth. I can hardl… Read more
Carrie D. Hewitt, Newly Encouraged Mother of Four
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