What bravery can do for others...
Mar/Monday/2010 10:45 AM Filed in: Bravery
and valor
My dear friend, Suzanne Lindley, testified before
congress last week, telling the story of how she has
continued to survive Stage IV colon cancer with various
treatments, including numerous radiological procedures
that have saved her life. You can read her testimony
and/or hear it by going to this page. (You
can read Suzanne's testimony on this page and/or watch
her speak, click on Video, Part 2, Download Video, and
she is speaking at 36:45, roughly).
CURE magazine followed her in D.C. and is writing a story that will appear in their summer issue. They wrote in their blog last week that "for someone who used to hide from college classes that required she speak in front of the class, she can now keep an audience spellbound." Yes, she can! Let me translate that. Suzanne is brave. She is not comfortable in the role of speaker, but with her soft, humble voice, she can transfix an audience into complete stillness as she tells her stories about living... and living despite continuous treatments and challenges that most of us cannot fathom. She does not let fear stop her from sharing her story or helping others. Remember, bravery is not the absence of fear, but walking through it with faith that you will get to the other side!
She describes herself as a little 'ole Texas housewife that never left her state until several years ago. But her bravery to speak out, to push the barriers within and around her, are the reason so many are alive today, by her example and her efforts to go outside of her comfort zone.
What can you do today to cultivate your bravery muscles and push your own personal boundaries that will help others?
More information:
Suzanne's organization "YES" gives a mountain of support to those with liver involvement. Go to www.beatlivertumors.org for more information. Her Liver Symposium is just around the corner, April 8-10 in Dallas, Texas. Go to www.theliversymposium.com.
CURE magazine followed her in D.C. and is writing a story that will appear in their summer issue. They wrote in their blog last week that "for someone who used to hide from college classes that required she speak in front of the class, she can now keep an audience spellbound." Yes, she can! Let me translate that. Suzanne is brave. She is not comfortable in the role of speaker, but with her soft, humble voice, she can transfix an audience into complete stillness as she tells her stories about living... and living despite continuous treatments and challenges that most of us cannot fathom. She does not let fear stop her from sharing her story or helping others. Remember, bravery is not the absence of fear, but walking through it with faith that you will get to the other side!
She describes herself as a little 'ole Texas housewife that never left her state until several years ago. But her bravery to speak out, to push the barriers within and around her, are the reason so many are alive today, by her example and her efforts to go outside of her comfort zone.
What can you do today to cultivate your bravery muscles and push your own personal boundaries that will help others?
More information:
Suzanne's organization "YES" gives a mountain of support to those with liver involvement. Go to www.beatlivertumors.org for more information. Her Liver Symposium is just around the corner, April 8-10 in Dallas, Texas. Go to www.theliversymposium.com.
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