November 7, 2023 •
Cancer | Featured | Health and Wellness | Inspiration
When I was diagnosed 8 months ago we had a lot of conversations around the mental challenges that came with the diagnosis. Facing fears and managing grief were a daily task, sometimes hourly. But nobody prepared me for the time when I would have to actually get on with living life. My purpose was literally survival and now it's...living?
November 4, 2023 •
Cancer | Featured | Health and Wellness | Inspiration
You know, they say one of the best ways to get out of your head or pull yourself out of a funk is to help someone else. Or as Gretta Brooker Palmer says, "Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy."
I was the lucky recipient of these words (that seemed to appear from thin air) when I was recovering from brain surgery after a Stage IV cancer diagnosis. I was scared and worried about what the future held for me.
November 4, 2023 •
Cancer | Inspiration | Midlife
"I was working out 3 days a week with a trainer. When I got diagnosed with cancer I was in the best shape I've been in in my entire life. Physically, mentally, health, all around, I was in fabulous shape which is kind of shocking. You're like how are you so healthy and in such great shape and get cancer? I don't have an answer for that."
about MARNIE
I’m Marnie Rae, proud Mom of 3 kids and a hard working, entrepreneur of a husband. I love family, my home and community, lots of bracelets, walks with friends, and sunshine. I am the proud founder of National Mocktail Week 🙂
I’m on a new mid-life journey – exploring what life looks like with a Stage 4 NSC lung cancer with brain metastasis diagnosis. I’m rolling with the punches and finding the blessings each and every day.
