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Life With Glioblastoma

January 29, 2020
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Life Off The Trails, Life with Glioblastoma, Uncategorized

I wrote previously about Hiking Humphrey’s Peak with Howard, My Brain Tumor. Little did I know at that time that my world would be turned upside down on another hike, just a few months later. Early this summer I found out I had a brain tumor. I named him Howard, and against doctor’s orders took him for a long hike up a big hill—Humphrey’s Peak, Flagstaff, Arizona. Together we watched the most amazing sunrise I’ve ever seen. After seeing the...

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By Pam
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Cancer is a Beast, But So am I

November 17, 2019
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Hiking Challenges, Life Off The Trails, Life with Glioblastoma, Six Pack of Peaks, Trail Talk, Uncategorized

I've climbed over rocks, crawled and climbed into caves, squeezed into tiny spaces, rock scrambled over boulders, rock jumped through creeks, and walked through water crossings, jumped in puddles while hiking in the rain, flown kites on mountain peaks....

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By Pam
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Be Alive With Me

October 1, 2019
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Life Off The Trails, Life with Glioblastoma, Uncategorized

I’m not very good at making specific plans. Just meet me under the sky somewhere and be alive with me. - Victoria Erickson

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By Pam
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Howard Has a New Name: Glioblastoma

September 26, 2019
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Life Off The Trails, Life with Glioblastoma, Uncategorized

I guess I left you all hanging a week or so ago. I had emergency brain surgery last Friday in an attempt to remove Howard, my brain tumor. They were able to remove the majority of him but he left tentacles behind. Howard is a glioblastoma, which is an aggressive cancer located in a spot in my brain where they can’t be aggressive surgically. None of us get out of this thing we call life alive and it seems I’ve...

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By Pam
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My Rescue Off the Mountain

September 19, 2019
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Life Off The Trails, Life with Glioblastoma, Trail Talk

No one ever wants to have to be rescued, off a mountain, but Howard decided to show his ugly side...

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By Pam
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She Can Do Hard Things

September 1, 2019
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Life Off The Trails, Life with Glioblastoma, Trail Talk, Uncategorized

When I look at her I see strength, willingness to push through tough stuff, joy, gratitude, aliveness, the love of a good challenge, and a zest for life....

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By Pam
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Hiking Humphrey’s Peak with Howard, my Brain Tumor

July 8, 2019
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Hiking Challenges, Life Off The Trails, Life with Glioblastoma, Six Pack of Peaks, Trail Talk, Uncategorized

You are stronger than you believe. You have greater power than you know. Antiope from Wonder Woman Two weeks ago we set out to hike Humphrey’s Peak, the final summit for Ron and I in the Six Pack of Peaks Challenge. We began our hike at 2 A.M. with the hopes of reaching the peak to watch the sunrise. Starting that early presents challenges of its own we soon realized. Just because you want to rise at one in the...

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By Pam
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About Pam

Welcome!

Many years ago I realized I no longer knew who I was. I discovered nature, sunrises, and hiking. The mountains near my home were the path back to myself. I went from a recovering over-domesticated woman to living my wild nature once again. I was so happy to have reclaimed ME. Then things suddenly changed, and I’m now climbing the biggest mountain of my life, living with and fighting Glioblastoma Brain Cancer. Check out my about me page for how it all began, and where I am now. Ribbons of love from my heart to yours, Pam