05/02/2026
TRIGGER WARNING
For the last few years I have been honoured and privlidged to be working with people whom are terminally ill.
I am always briefed before taking on a client but you can never be fully prepared or ready in some cases for what you will be walking into, today was one of those days.
I had a beautiful soul not much older than myself who was completley riddled with cancer, it was located throughout their organs and down the legs.
There were areas I had to avoid due to tumours protruding out from under the skin.
Diagonsed as stage 4 cancer some years back, they have been on pallative chemotherapy, which I had not heard of before, basically they undertake chemotherapy to hault the growth and spread of cancer so that they may secure a few more months of life. They have chemo for about 6 months at a time and then have a break for a few months until the cancer starts to grow and spread again.
There are certain experiences that you have in life that stick with you forever, this was just that.
I was in such awe of their incredible strength and courage, their ability to remain positive and hopeful that they may find a way to survive this and I was struck down with the thought of whats it all for? Why do some people thrive, while others suffer?
Yes, I do understand the lifestyle factor, diet, living conditions, genetics, stored emotions and trauma, thought processes etc all play a part in the manifestation of dis-ease in the body but what really came up for me today as I asked myself these questions is that their suffering shines a light, its a reminder to those around them about the beauty, fragility and preciousness of life.
Thats alchemy, to turn suffering into gratitude,
I walked out feeling incredibly grateful for my temple, my body, for my breath, for all the people I love their good health.
It was a beautiful reminder to hug the ones I love just a little tighter, to stop worrying, the problems I think I have are nothing really, that is the gift that comes from anothers intense suffering.
There suffering can be a gift, an opportunity of healing for you, to remind you of what is truly important. โค๏ธ
Your health is your wealth, Love fiercely, be grateful.