Two years ago, my mom (Lois) and I started our blog Kids Without Stuff, which eventually
became Inspirational Path. We’ve posted over 400 articles and built up a loyal following of readers and fans. However,
towards the end of September we stopped posting, primarily due to the demands
of my new job and the fact that mom wasn’t feeling real well.
Then on October 2, mom’s not feeling well ended up with her
in the hospital and during the next 4 days she was diagnosed with ovarian and
abdominal cancer, not good news, thus, the title of this article, “When things
go wrong…”
I was visiting with mom yesterday and in her eternally
positive voice she said, “I think I’m going to write about my journey with
cancer.” I thought about her words for a long moment and said, “Let’s write
about your journey in our blog.” Mom thought it was a great idea. And so, a new
journey has begun, down a different and bumpy path, but hopefully for some an
inspirational one.
We won’t be writing daily like we have in the past, but plan
to post weekly. Our posts will include mom’s journey, fight and wisdom and my
thoughts and feelings. Please take a moment to enjoy our posts and when you feel
it’s right, share the articles with others who are fighting their own battles
with cancer or other life threatening illnesses.
Thanks to all of our readers, fans and supporters.
Jan Shoop and Lois Jamieson
