Introduction as of 10/7/15

Several years ago as I was battling c-diff in a fight for my life, my pastor Harriet Hutton, who shepherds the flock of Economy United Methodist Church in PA,  suggested that when I felt better, I should blog about the nightmare I was experiencing.  Today I am much better and do not have c-diff; however, my condition was so weakened by this disease that I became susceptible to other health problems. As a professional author and one-time publisher, I thought that writing about this subject would be fairly easy, but until now I was not emotionally ready to do so. I would try and then I would cry!


 I now know that I did not have to go through this ordeal if only I had been educated about the disease; however, to be truthful, until my body hosted this bug, I had never heard of it. In order to better tell my story, I must go back through the years and tell exactly what happened to me in the proper order. I will post as often as possible and will welcome comments from my readers.

Intermission: Life before C-diff

Before I became ill with c-diff, I was leading a very active and healthy life.  For sixteen years I, along with my great staff, published the works of many Christian authors throughout the United States.  I still consider many of these authors to be my friends.  When my husband retired, I dissolved the company, returning the rights to authors or offering them to other publishers. Then, with more free time, I began doing more writing.  I already had two books published by mainline publishers--didn't want to publish my own work--although I did publish one on writing and publishing. The Lord blessed me by granting national television and radio appearances as well as the opportunity to host my own radio talk show that discussed the topic of childhood sexual abuse.

And so, no longer a publisher, I did book reviews, editing, and began work on more writing projects of my own. I also enjoyed editing my husband's Bible studies, some of which will soon be published. By the way, his name is John--called Jack by most of our friends. But one of my biggest pleasures was babysitting my two grandchildren, Talia and Pasquale, every Thursday. My husband  and I did this together and delighted in every moment we spent with them. And then everything changed, slowly at first but soon c-diff took control of our lives.