The sport of running helped me to transform from a survivor of paralytic polio and trauma to a confident, determined woman defying the odds of the diagnosis of Post-Polio Syndrome, a progressive neuromuscular disease.
During the past several months, with the stress of caring for Ruth Anne and supporting her in recovery from PANDAS along with the cumulative stress from the past 3 years, I'd been experiencing mild neuromuscular symptoms. At first it was disheartening to experience the symptoms after so many years since the diagnosis in December of 2006 but I knew it was related to stress.
I reminded myself of how much I have healed in my life through the power of the mind/body connection and rededicated myself to my health and wellness journey.
I imbued myself with positivity, increased my meditation and the focus of my meditation, focused on the power of chiropractic, removed myself from certain Facebook groups and friends that turned out to be an energy drain and joined/connected with others that uplift me.
I decided to rekindle my love affair with running.
Running 3 consecutive Bermuda Half Marathons in 2016, 2017 and 2018 took quite the toll on my body. I decided that I would only run the 5K distance. I did several races last year at the 5K distance. August through December was dedicated to caring for Ruth Anne.
As Tom and Ruth Anne trained for the 10K distance, I was inspired to increase my distance.
I was running 4 miles consistently on Heartbreak Hill.
Last Saturday, my 4 mile run turned into a 5.22 mile run because I dropped my phone.
Magic happens to me when I go out for a run especially when I feel that inspiration to push beyond what I once thought were limits.
While in my quiet moments I can feel a whisper of fear bubble up inside of me concerned about the physical symptoms that sometime come to the fore, when I am out on the roads, those fears melt away.
I feel my connection to the Source of all that is and am reminded of Dr. Joe Dispenza's phrase, 'The power that made the body heals the body.'
I hear the voice of Michael Bernard Beckwith from the Heal Documentary Soundtrack, 'You can heal anything. Breathe into that.'
I pass runners and we smile knowing the power of the sport. There are no strangers as we are all being born again.
Moving beyond the 5K distance, I feel a deep stirring in my soul reminding me that I am not my diagnosis and that running is my medicine and therapy nourishing me mind, body and soul.
Running 5.22 miles on Saturday reminded me of what my body is capable of doing and that despite a recent resurgence of symptoms, I am healed from the effects of childhood paralytic polio and trauma.
With every run, I am being born again transcending all that went before more and more confident of my health and well being.
From my heart to yours
In health and wellness
Mary
Be inspired by my interview with Kendra Petrone on the award winning Exceptional Women Show by following this link
To experience an epic race weekend and hear me share my journey from a wheelchair to the finish line of the 2009 Boston Marathon and beyond come to the Hyannis Marathon Weekend February 21-23 2020.
This year has been fraught with challenges that took us right to the edge of our very being. Our daughter was critically ill without any diagnosis to guide treatment. In August, I trusted my gut and made the diagnosis of PANDAS after putting the pieces of the puzzle together.
With proper treatment and wonderful treatment providers, Ruth Anne has slowly been reclaiming her life. She started running again and had a wildly successful Bill Rodgers Somerville Jingle Bell 5K (which was actually a 3.5 miler with all hills).
Rewind to Bermuda Day Weekend in May.
We stayed at the Royal Palms Hotel and decided we would return there for Bermuda Marathon Weekend now known as Bermuda Triangle Challenge. Tom wanted his redemption after being injured for the 2019 Bermuda Challenge when he was able to run only in the 10K event.
But life happened quickly and Ruth Anne's condition declined. We were not sure if she was going to live until the end of the year. The thought of going to Bermuda which was her happy place along with changes in the Race Weekend led us to change our plans to go to Puerto Rico during race weekend. We were planning to just sit by the pool or go to the beach and have a break from runcations.
I sensed that, while Ruth Anne was delighted to be going to a warmer climate in the middle of winter and we had gone to Puerto Rico when we trained for the 2009 Boston Marathon, she seemed depressed and anxious about going to Puerto Rico.
As I was sending our itinerary to a friend taking care of Jamie (our cat) while we are away and our son, I had this feeling hit me deep in my gut. Four hours on a plane and going to a destination unfamiliar to us was not going to work for Ruth Anne this early in her recovery yet when I asked her if she was okay with it, she said she was fine (true to Ruth Anne's altruistic nature and putting others' needs first).
But I was unrelenting in talking with her about it and suggested we try to change back to Bermuda!
Within a few hours, we had our airline booked with OUTSTANDING customer service from Jet Blue and our room was booked with the same rate thanks to the incredible Bermudian hospitality at Royal Palms Hotel.
Then came the next question...would this be a runcation?
What do you think??
I was initially quite concerned about Ruth Anne not being trained for a 10K.
Tom was already registered for the Challenge but not trained for another Half. We went back and forth and decided that he will run the Mile and the 10K and Ruth Anne will have an epic running comeback joining forces with her dad in the 10K. It's a run/walk 10K with a 2 hour and 30 minute time limit so there's no pressure to complete the race in a certain time limit.
I get to be support crew and soak up all the delicious energy of race weekend.
Our excitement is palpable.
This will be Tom's 5th consecutive year running in events during Bermuda's Race Weekend.
I have incredible memories of my epic 3 consecutive Bermuda Half Marathons in 2016, 2017 and 2018 after having been told in December of 2014 that I should stop running and prepare for a total knee replacement after a serious knee injury.
Here we are with the Town Crier in January of 2016:
There was a photo on the race website of runners after they finished the race with the Town Crier that I used as part of my visualization to prepare for my race.
In 2017, I was on the struggle bus after mile 10. I ended up in the medical tent but not before I crossed that finish line.
In 2018, Ruth Anne was well enough to train for and join us for the Bermuda Half:
but shortly after we returned, she became ill and endured 14 hospitalizations until I was able to make the diagnosis and advocate for treatment with her providers.
Tom and Ruth Anne have an excellent base to build on with their 5 mile training runs in Heartbreak Hill, in these two short weeks before race day. They will do a 6 miler tomorrow. We are going to use the power of the mind/body connection and visualization to prepare them for a wonder filled race day.
We will be inspired by Billy Mills and his biggest upset in Olympic History:
What a whirlwind!
Two weeks from Thursday Team McManus returns to our happy place. Tom and Ruth Anne will Run Bermuda and Run oh so Happy celebrating health and wellness, healing, hope and possibilities.
We are all delighted to bid 2019 and this decade a fond goodbye excited to open our hearts with gratitude and grace to embrace all the possibilities that 2020 and a new decade bring.
Happy New Year!
From my heart to yours
In health and wellness
Mary
Be inspired by my interview with Kendra Petrone on the award winning Exceptional Women Show by following this link
To experience an epic race weekend and hear me share my journey from a wheelchair to the finish line of the 2009 Boston Marathon and beyond come to the Hyannis Marathon Weekend February 21-23 2020.
There was so much Marathon Monday magic happening on Saturday that it takes two blog posts to share all of the emotions and excitement!
In February of 2008, I had completed 6 months of working with a personal trainer. We were setting new health and fitness goals in February of 2008:
“Well I want to feel free in my body. I want to dance. I want to be able to walk outside and feel unencumbered when I take a walk.”
Janine feverishly wrote down my goals, and we worked out a plan. She gathered up her belongings and had her hand on the door knob.
“Wait. I have one more goal.”
Janine stopped and turned around.
“I want to run the Boston Marathon for Spaulding Rehab Hospital. I know they have a Race for Rehab team and I want to do it next year.”
Did you ever have one of those moments when words fell out of your mouth after rising up from the depths of your soul without going through any thought process?
When the words, "And I want to run the Boston Marathon for Spaulding Rehab" fell out of my mouth, I had no idea that ten years later I would be standing near the Johnny Kelley statue on Heartbreak Hill experiencing all that the magic of the Boston Marathon has to offer. It was magical to see so many of the friends that I made through the running community and experience the bonds created through the sport of running. I got goosebumps and may have even shed a few tears of gratitude and awe as Tom and I ran our 5K out and back on Heartbreak Hill. I was in awe of how I transformed my life through running and how many lives I have inspired through my Boston Marathon journey. I refused to take the diagnosis of Post-Polio Syndrome sitting down and when I vowed to heal my life, the door opened inviting me to become a part of the most powerful community I have ever known.
Charity runners run with more than their legs. They run with heart and passion for the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. In addition to going through the grueling training for the Boston Marathon, they fund raise to bring monies and awareness to organizations that are improving the quality of life for so many.
One such charity is The Joseph Middlemiss Big Heart Foundation. Kate lovingly and creatively sets up an aid station for the runners. One week the theme was St. Patrick's Day and for Saturday's run, she brought in Easter and the Hop21 theme. Pretzels, Peeps, brownies, water, gatorade and beer shots were a few of the goodies on their table:
Everything they do involves children and kindness.
Each of their runners carries the memory and legacy of their forever 6 year old son, Joseph Middlemiss who died on 9/23/13 with them in their hearts. When Scott was suffering with the depths of despair and grief, Dave McGillivray offered him a Boston Marathon bib.
Kate told the story in her post Hop21 Facebook post:
More Saturday morning inspiration out on the Boston Marathon course today. It was simply amazing to watch thousands of individuals come together to complete their “long run” in preparation for Marathon Monday. So many powerful and beautiful observations made from the sidelines! I’m not sure if I will ever be able to thank Dave McGillivray enough for believing in Team Big Heart and making it possible for us to have a marathon team. Dave, you have made so many dreams come true! This has been a life changing experience for so many (myself included) that all started with one bib for Scott Middlemiss several years ago. ONE marathon bib that pretty much saved my husband during the darkest days of his life while also opening our eyes to the indescribable goodness of the running community. With Dave’s unending support, Scott Middlemiss and Andrea Ketcham Walsh’s vision for the team, JMBHF Board of Director hard work, and the sheer dedication of ALL of our Team Big Heart runners and supporters, WE have built this beautiful legacy. We are ALL HEART and so proud to be a part of this iconic Boston experience.
Last year we had the opportunity to join Susan Hurley’s Charity Teams organization. We have met some of the most extraordinary individuals here and have been embraced by a bigger “family”’of runners filled with care and community spirit. We are so grateful!
Only a few more weeks to go until the big day! It’s been such an honor to be part of this journey and witness the resiliency of the human spirit present in all of these runners. Truly powerful stuff! I’m so glad my children have been by my side to see it all. Lifelong lessons for sure! I’m just not sure what we will do with our Saturday mornings after Patriots Day!
Team Big Heart runners in Hopkinton and with the group of Charity Runners:
The magic and mysticism of the Boston Marathon is palpable at the starting line!
Team Big Heart members conquering the Hills and a photo of the T shirts designed by a team member for the day:
"Do you have a bandaid?" a runner from Team Brookline asked Kate.
"Yes, I have one in my diaper bag."
I helped her and her husband get the band aid on a blister that had just popped. She needed an arm to get her sock on before she went on her way. She chatted for a few minutes about Team Brookline and then I added, "Don't worry about the blister. I had a huge blood blister pop on my last long run and I was fine on Marathon Monday."
Tom and I would cheer on runners who we didn't know by name by the charity shirts they were wearing. Several stopped to ask about the Middlemiss Foundation.
At around noon, when many of the Team Big Heart runners had passed and we were getting hungry for lunch, we headed out to Mile 10 in Natick.
Paper Fiesta, on historic Mile 10, is the venue for the book launch party for "The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953" on 4/6 from 3-5pm.
The magic of Marathon Monday pulsated through Natick Center Cultural District:
Although the runners had already passed Mile 10, in their wake they left the anticipation for Marathon Monday happening 3 weeks from today.
The stage is set inside Paper Fiesta for my book launch party and for runners and spectators to anticipate the excitement of Marathon Monday:
We have the book launch party on April 6th, a screening of the Boston Marathon documentary in Natick with a Q & A with Director Jon Dunham and Boston EMS Walter Dunbar on April 10th and a weekend of festivities, the Expo, welcoming friends to Boston and meeting Facebook friends in person for the first time as we countdown to the 123rd running of the Boston Marathon.
To quote the Boston Marathon documentary, 'There's nothing that compares to standing at the starting line of the Boston Marathon!"
From Hopkinton to Boston, and all the cities and towns that mark the Boston Marathon route, the magic of Marathon Monday has arrived. How will you count down to Marathon Monday?
To your health and wellness,
From my heart to yours
Mary
Be sure to visit my website by following this link.
“The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953” takes you on Mary McManus’ healing odyssey from a wheelchair to the finish line of the 2009 Boston Marathon and beyond. After the diagnosis of Post-Polio Syndrome in December 2006, Mary got still and asked for Divine Guidance tapping into the powerful connection she experienced to the Divine from an early age. She harnessed the power of her mind to heal her body, feverishly writing poetry in which she imagined herself healthy, whole and free from the shackles of her youth. Mary’s quest to heal her life led her to the sport of running. Her story is one that will leave you cheering for the underdog, discovering the meaning of different ability and experiencing the stunning view from the back of the pack of a race. You will have the privilege of bearing witness to how Mary overcame every challenge that life presented to her. The sport of running provides the backdrop for her journey of transformation from a survivor of childhood paralytic polio and severe trauma at the hands of family members to a woman who embodies faith, grace under fire, courage, determination, endurance and resilience. Running became a way of life for Mary that tested her mettle while forging friendships to last a lifetime. As you’ll discover in “The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953” nothing, not even a serious knee injury in December of 2014 could stop her on the roads or in her life.
Feel the Heal: An Anthology of Poems to Heal Your Life
Coming Home: A Memoir of Healing Hope and Possibility that chronicles the first 7 years of my healing journey:
Going the Distance: The Power of Endurance (With a Foreword by Jacqueline Hansen):
My healing journey using the power of visualization is featured in David R. Hamilton's book, "How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body-Anniversary Edition." It's available on Amazon.
Before February of 2009, I had never received a medal for running and finishing a race. In February of 2008, I traded in my toe up leg brace and a pair of black shoes:
for my first pair of running shoes:
Although I ran several races before the Hyannis Half Marathon in 2009, none of them had medals after I crossed the finish line.
My first half marathon tested my mettle and helped to prepare me on the road to the 2009 Boston Marathon.
From "The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953": It became overcast at gun time but the temperature was moderate as we crossed the starting line. We were in the 14 minute/mile pace corral just in front of the walkers. We took off at a fast pace - a 13 minute/mile pace. I told myself to release all feelings of lack and limitation and go with the flow. This was a training run so I needed to push my pace while I also monitored my heart rate. By mile 10, I abandoned my fueling and hydration plan. Sleet pelted my face and my only goal was to cross that finish line.
The post-race reception included bagels, peanut butter, bananas, hot soup from the 99 Restaurant, orange slices and water. I was shivering when I came into the ballroom. Among the thousands of runners streaming into the ballroom, Frank Shorter spotted me.
He put both of his hands on my forearms, looked at me straight in the eye and said, “I have no doubt you are going to finish Boston!”
I told him I wasn’t feeling so well.
“Get hot soup and hydrate,” he said while he congratulated me on finishing the race in tough conditions and signed my bib.
We went to the Roadhouse Cafe for dinner and everyone said, "Good job" as they saw my medal around my neck. It was a strange yet incredibly awesome feeling to be identified as a runner.
The road to the Boston Marathon took guts, grit, determination, courage and strength for shortly after I'd been told to prepare to spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair in December of 2006, I declared I would run the 2009 Boston Marathon.
I wore my medal for the next week. There is a thrill in Boston seeing everyone walking around in their jackets, wearing their medals and walking with the unmistakable marathon waddle.
In December of 2014, I blew out my left knee. On MRI, my knee looked as though I would need a total knee replacement in a few years. I was told to stop running or cap my distance. But the Universe and I had other plans. All that I set in motion early on in my healing odyssey from the effects of paralytic polio and trauma manifested after that injury.
I was led to a chiropractor who reminded me about the power of the mind/body connection to heal and directed me to read Dr. Joe Dispenza's, "You Are The Placebo."
From "The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953":
Armed with affirmations, Kinesio tape, meditations, faith, strength, courage and determination, writing poetry to fuel my journey and a new strength training exercise regimen, I got back on the roads. I trained for my comeback race: the 2015 Finish at the 50 on July 3. Tom was my pacer. We trained through heat, humidity, and in the evening to simulate race day conditions. He was my greatest supporter and cheerleader and helped me run my race at my pace coming back strong and steady after the knee injury that “they” said would sideline me....
Anthony Raynor and Clarence Smith had me at hello at the Bermuda Marathon Weekend Booth at the Finish at the 50 Expo. Tom started chatting with Clarence "Stoker" Smith. I hung back but cocked an ear to the conversation. I gingerly eyed the pink Bermuda wrist bands, the bling from Bermuda Marathon Weekend races and the samples of pink sand. I glanced at Tom and felt we each had a tug at our souls. The tug got stronger with each moment we talked with Clarence and Anthony. We reminisced about when we went to Bermuda. I felt goosebumps and a warm feeling come over me, while a part of me was wondering why was I even having this conversation about running in Bermuda. Several months ago I was told to cap my distance and prepare for a total knee replacement.
“If you can get up to the Half Marathon distance, you’ll be better off than running the 10K with all of its steep hills,” Anthony said in his delicious Bermudian accent.
“The last time I was in Bermuda I was in a leg brace using a cane and a wheelchair.”
Clarence's wife said, "Look at you now girl."
There was no stopping me now. We exchanged information. Clarence told us he'd pick us up at the airport. I chatted with Anthony about the weather in January.
After a great Finish at the 50 race on July 3, 2015, I began training for the 2016 Bermuda Half Marathon.
With a solid base and renewed confidence, I ran the 2016 Hyannis 10K in February.
I didn't want to be a one hit wonder in Bermuda and signed on to run the 2017 Bermuda Half Marathon. It was a race that challenged me yet in that challenge I experienced mystical and magical moments. I was almost a DNF and ended up in the medical tent. They ran out of medals before we crossed the finish line but mailed them to us later in the year. When I received the medal in the mail, I relived those moments of the race where I ran with endurance the race set before me.
I planned to take a hiatus from running another half marathon in Bermuda but as fate would have it, Race Director Anthony Raynor extended an invitational entry to Tom and me to return to Bermuda for 2018. I couldn't say no. I was almost a DNS for the race having suffered a severe muscle strain on my right hip during training but I harnessed the power of my mind using meditation and visualization and went on to have a great race experience capped off with magnificent bling.
From "The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953":
"And what team is this?" the flight attendant asked as he walked through the cabin for a pre-flight check on the return flight to Boston.
Tom and I said in unison, "Team McManus!"
"What sport is this?" he asked.
"We ran the Bermuda Half Marathon," we replied.
"That's very impressive," he commented.
As the second flight attendant prepared the cabin for take off she looked at our medals. "I don't know what you won but congratulations!"
As they brought beverage service through the cabin, we were offered complimentary beer and wine. We told them we didn't drink so they gave us extra snacks and a full can of our non-alcoholic beverage of choice. It’s only an hour and a half flight between Boston and Bermuda but we had plenty of time to savor our victory.
As I look at my medals, they reflect treasured memories of races run and personal victories won. They remind me of the adversities I overcame. My quest to heal my life led me to the sport of running that tested my mettle while fueling my journey of transformation from a survivor of childhood paralytic polio and severe trauma at the hands of family members to a woman who embodies faith, grace under fire, courage, determination, endurance and resilience. Out of the rubble of my past, I dug deep to discover the treasure of who I was always meant to be. My Spirit shines with brilliant resilience and my medals are a wonderful reminder of finish lines crossed with a sense of triumph and joy!
{All medals featured in this blog except for the Hyannis Marathon weekend medals were created by Ashworth Awards}
To your health and wellness,
From my heart to yours
Mary
Be sure to visit my website by following this link.
“The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953” takes you on Mary McManus’ healing odyssey from a wheelchair to the finish line of the 2009 Boston Marathon and beyond. After the diagnosis of Post-Polio Syndrome in December 2006, Mary got still and asked for Divine Guidance tapping into the powerful connection she experienced to the Divine from an early age. She harnessed the power of her mind to heal her body, feverishly writing poetry in which she imagined herself healthy, whole and free from the shackles of her youth. Mary’s quest to heal her life led her to the sport of running. Her story is one that will leave you cheering for the underdog, discovering the meaning of different ability and experiencing the stunning view from the back of the pack of a race. You will have the privilege of bearing witness to how Mary overcame every challenge that life presented to her. The sport of running provides the backdrop for her journey of transformation from a survivor of childhood paralytic polio and severe trauma at the hands of family members to a woman who embodies faith, grace under fire, courage, determination, endurance and resilience. Running became a way of life for Mary that tested her mettle while forging friendships to last a lifetime. As you’ll discover in “The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953” nothing, not even a serious knee injury in December of 2014 could stop her on the roads or in her life.
Feel the Heal: An Anthology of Poems to Heal Your Life
Coming Home: A Memoir of Healing Hope and Possibility that chronicles the first 7 years of my healing journey:
Going the Distance: The Power of Endurance (With a Foreword by Jacqueline Hansen):
My healing journey using the power of visualization is featured in David R. Hamilton's book, "How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body-Anniversary Edition." It's available on Amazon.
Whether in running or in life, we tend to impose limits on ourselves. Yet time and time and time again, we can surprise ourselves and get a second wind.
After running the 2009 Boston Marathon, I received a lot of publicity for what I had accomplished as a survivor of paralytic polio shortly after the diagnosis of Post-Polio Syndrome. In December of 2006, I was told to prepare to spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair. On April 20, 2009, I crossed the finish line of THE Boston Marathon.
I had to take a hiatus from running to recover from training for Boston but in the summer of 2010, I was back on the roads enjoying the thrill of running and racing.
In March of 2011, I was devastated by my nephew's death. He took his life on March 4th which is my wedding anniversary.
As the fog of grief slowly cleared, I joined my Spaulding Rehab teammates on April 15, 2013 to celebrate my Boston Marathon run and cheer on the 2013 Race for Rehab Team from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. At 2:49 we heard a sound we usually don't associate with Marathon Monday; a cannon or perhaps the explosion of a man hole cover. A few seconds later the hotel shook and white smoke wafted up from Boylston Street.
"It's bad. It's real bad. It's a tragedy," said one of my former Race for Rehab teammates who had the courage to look out onto Boylston Street before we were evacuated from the Hotel.
It was a wake up call for me to get back to the sport I loved that was my medicine, my therapy and to become a part of a community of runners that would henceforth be known as Boston Strong.
My story was woven into the fabric of the survivor community and while I blogged and wrote another book, "Going the Distance: The Power of Endurance", a sequel to "Coming Home: A Memoir of Healing, Hope and Possibility" I didn't actively put my story out there.
I was writing the next chapters of my life after getting a second wind. Despite a serious knee injury in December 2014, after being told to prepare for a total knee replacement and to give up running or at least cap my distance, I went on to run 3 Bermuda Half Marathons in as many years. My journey is a testament to the power of the mind/body connection and the power of the Spirit to prevail and overcome whatever challenges life may present.
Here I am ten years later after running the Boston Marathon with a new book, "The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953" and sharing my story as a guest on radio shows and conference calls about happiness, health and wellness.
I am in awe of how people are reaching out to me eager to have me share my story with their networks and the responses I am receiving from people who have already read my book.
The full listing of News and Events can be found on my website.
My story is not just my story. It's a story for the ages about courage, strength, resilience, faith, determination and going far enough to find that second wind.
To your health and wellness,
From my heart to yours
Mary
Be sure to visit my website by following this link.
“The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953” takes you on Mary McManus’ healing odyssey from a wheelchair to the finish line of the 2009 Boston Marathon and beyond. After the diagnosis of Post-Polio Syndrome in December 2006, Mary got still and asked for Divine Guidance tapping into the powerful connection she experienced to the Divine from an early age. She harnessed the power of her mind to heal her body, feverishly writing poetry in which she imagined herself healthy, whole and free from the shackles of her youth. Mary’s quest to heal her life led her to the sport of running. Her story is one that will leave you cheering for the underdog, discovering the meaning of different ability and experiencing the stunning view from the back of the pack of a race. You will have the privilege of bearing witness to how Mary overcame every challenge that life presented to her. The sport of running provides the backdrop for her journey of transformation from a survivor of childhood paralytic polio and severe trauma at the hands of family members to a woman who embodies faith, grace under fire, courage, determination, endurance and resilience. Running became a way of life for Mary that tested her mettle while forging friendships to last a lifetime. As you’ll discover in “The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953” nothing, not even a serious knee injury in December of 2014 could stop her on the roads or in her life.
Feel the Heal: An Anthology of Poems to Heal Your Life
Coming Home: A Memoir of Healing Hope and Possibility that chronicles the first 7 years of my healing journey:
Going the Distance: The Power of Endurance (With a Foreword by Jacqueline Hansen):
My healing journey using the power of visualization is featured in David R. Hamilton's book, "How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body-Anniversary Edition." It's available on Amazon.
