The Lion's Roar

After ten months of living with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP), my husband’s rare cancer, I came to the end of me and yelled, “Help. God. Help.” That’s when I realized the Lord created a strong person inside of me—but I felt like a wimp.

That day I told my co-workers, “I’m no longer Kathy, I’m now the Lionhearted Kat.” Within a few weeks I added forty cuddly, stuffed lions to my cubicle as a reminder of my strength.

It’s now six years later, and husband is doing right well. Me, too, as long as I remember I’m not strong within myself, but because God lives in me. I’m still fond of lions, especially cutesy ones like the mural.

Becoming the Lionhearted Kat changed others parts of my life, too. About then a PMP survivor, Brenda Williams, built a website: www.pmpawareness.org. She invited me to write for the Caregivers’ Corner. With no particular format in mind, I created “CAPSULE OF HOPE”, just stuff that I learned on my journey through cancer.

Those Capsules have now become a part of my first book. Don’t know when it will be published, but soon. “Capsules of Hope: A Survival Guide for Caregivers” is more than a memoir, its daily encouragement and resources for every caregiver in most situations.

Have a hope filled day, Kat