Dearest friends,
I hope you are well and enjoying the warmer weather.
I usually send newsletters out at least twice a month and have received letters basically saying, “Hey Junie, how are you doing? I haven’t heard from you in a while…”
The reason you have not heard from me since March is because I have been very ill.
Unfortunately, I got sick when I moved to Nanaimo at the end of January and even with all the tests, poking and prodding for these last four months, they have not been able to give any definitive reason for the pain and other debilitating symptoms. This week, after a PET scan in Victoria, I have been told that my cancer has come back and needs immediate attention – meaning radiation and chemotherapy in Victoria, which are my only options other than MAID (Medical Assistance In Dying). As you can imagine, I am in shock and very frightened.
I know that most of you who I am writing to have been loyal followers for many, many years, decades even, and there are those of you who are new to my newsletters or my work, but I want to thank you all for being part of my loving family.
I am so grateful for all of your support over the years, either as friends, family, counselling clients, or writing your books with me. You have added to my life enormously. I pray that the treatment will be successful so we can continue that tradition.
Please put me in your prayers.
Unfortunately, I have had to cancel my upcoming retreats at the Bethlehem Centre in Nanaimo – Write Where You Are, scheduled for June 27 – 29, 2025, and Re-Write Your Life, scheduled for July 31 – August 3, 2025.
Since I got sick at the end of January, until now, I have been unable to work. I recently secured employment at a senior’s home to facilitate memoir writing, which I am now going to have to cancel. All of this to say, embarrassingly so, in order to pay my rent and other expenses, I am starting a GoFundMe campaign. I wish it was not this way. If you would be willing to contribute, even the smallest amount, to help me through these next months, I would be deeply grateful.
You can visit my GoFundMe Campaign here. Thank you for holding me in your heart.
Something for all of us to remember:
With all the chaos, collective fear, and uncertainty in the world, we must do our best to not be seduced into the fear that seems to be penetrating the globe. Let’s do our best to remember to come back to our center again and again, which is in our heart, take some deep breaths, and be still.
In the stillness, we will find our own personal guidance which will give us grounding, inspiration, and hope. And in accessing this sacred space within us, we will remember who we really are. We are not our bodies, our thoughts, our beliefs, or our feelings.
We are spiritual beings having a human incarnation and it’s in our highest interest to come back to our true nature again and again, to lift our vibration and keep our joy and creative essence alive. As we do this, we not only heal ourselves, we heal the world.
Thank you for walking this path with me. Your support—whether through donations, prayers, or love—means everything right now. Click here to support my healing journey.
I hope that you are well, have been enjoying Spring, and I wish you a joyous, fun-filled Summer.
With love and deep appreciation,
Junie
