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This blog is filled with writings from our founder Lauren. She shares openly about her struggles, her inspirations and anything that spills out of her head onto paper. We hope you find it helpful in your journey.

  • Day Four on the Camino

    1.9 min read

    Day Four. Over the past day or two a community of English speaking pilgrims has formed. We don’t see each other every meal

  • Day Three on the Camino

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    Day Three on the Camino. Let me give you a little recap. Yesterday was the hottest day in history here. My socks were

  • The Happy Pilgrim

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    This is how I felt today, one happy pilgrim. In case you don’t know me I am 42 years old with a terminal

  • Follow the Shells

    0.4 min read

    We found the shells in the streets of Oviedo today. The shells will mark our path for the next 300 km. It is

  • On My Way

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    The lady beside me on the plane to Madrid was from Danville, CA and had been delayed two days before she sat next

  • The Camino

    0.6 min read

    "In case you haven’t heard, today is a big day for me. I am heading out with a couple of friends for the

  • In Pursuit of Identity

    1.8 min read

    In Pursuit of Identity When I began to recover from my surgery, my middle daughter wrote a story about me.  In

  • Parenting with Cancer

    8.3 min read

    Parenting with Cancer Twice this week a mother with stage four cancer reached out to ask, “How am I supposed to

  • To the 15 Million

    2.3 min read

    To the 15 Million To The Fifteen Million, I write this letter to acknowledge each of the fifteen million Americans impacted

  • Be the Bridge

    4.4 min read

    Be the Bridge I was reading a thread on my favorite young adult cancer site and I ran across a friend