Christian Woman’s Story About Medical Malpractice on Sale

What would you do if after 15 years of suffering from 10 surgeries through your youth and young-adulthood, one of your surgeons admitted an error had been made during the first surgery? And all of the subsequent surgeries were an attempt to fix/hid the medical mistake?
That’s the situation Janet Lynn Mitchell faced and her story, [...]

Taking a Stand – Janet Lynn Mitchell Discovers Her Doctors Lied for 15 Years

I have known Janet Lynn Mitchell since I met her about five years ago. We don’t see each other   often, but we recently had the chance to catch up at a women’s writers conference and I remembered just how amazing this woman’s story of medical malpractice is. But just as important is the story she [...]

Do Psalms Before Surgery Help?

During our 2009 Invisible Illness Week workshops we had a special guest, Curtis Dean Hall. He is a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist in Kansas. Over the years his practice has moved toward helping those who live with chronic pain, anxiety and trauma issues. And his sub-specialty has become surgery preparation. This was [...]

New Magazine Launches For Kids with Chronic Illness

I always love hearing about new resources for children who live with chronic illness. And so I’m happy to announce that there is a new magazine that was recently launched in March of 2010 for children with chronic illness called “Good Days, Bad Days.”
The readers are children who live with any type of chronic [...]

Embrace Magazine for Healthcare Providers

EMBRACE is a a new quarterly magazine that targets professional long term healthcare providers.If you or someone you know works in this field, it may be worth checking out. As a patient, you may want to print out  a copy of the web page to show your long-term care provider.
TIP: It’s always nice to pass [...]

Get Ready to Eat Right This Season!

If you are like me you are excited about the fresh fruit and seasonal veggies about to ripen, and yet still fighting the battle of weight. Maybe yours is too low or too high, or perhaps with all the medications you are on you just struggle to maintain the weight you have. Well, my friend [...]

Don Piper Ministries Has “Hope Summit” in Texas in May

We love HOPE around here at Rest Ministries and we also love Don Piper, so we wanted to pass along this information in case you live in the Pasadena, Texas area.
Don Piper Ministries is holding it’s first ever “Hope Summit,” May 21-22, 2010 at First Baptist Church Pasadena, Texas.
Many have asked if there would ever [...]

Joni and Friends Hosts Annual Summit For Disabilities Ministries

This annual event is wonderful and I have been honored to be a speaker and exhibitor for past years. This year, with my health being a bit more unpredictable I decided to pass on being involved as a speaker, though, as they date gets closer I am hopeful I may be able to attend. ~Lisa
The [...]

There are a Growing Number of Infections From Acupuncture

Acupuncture can be an alternative treatment option that can be very beneficial in relieving some pain and possibly other symptoms of a disease or condition. According to Wikipedia, “Acupuncture is the procedure of inserting and manipulating filiform needles into various points on the body to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes. The word acupuncture [...]

Free Cleaning Services for Women w/ Cancer Gears Up for Awareness Week

There are some organizations you run across and you think, “Now THERE is something we need for the chronically ill!” Here is one we especially like, “Cleaning for a Reason.”

Right now Cleaning for a Reason is gearing up for Cleaning for a Reason Week, April 18-24 , 2010. (You can become a Cleaning for a [...]

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