Karen Strange Neonatal Resuscitation & Transitions

I want to share something personal so it doesn’t spread through rumor.
I’ve been diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer (stage 1, low metabolic activity, no spread). I’ve followed all the conventional testing—CT, PET, biopsy—and consulted with specialists. I’m also working with integrative medicine and complementary treatments, and I’m planning on targeted radiation in late October after some teaching travel and additional immune support work. I’ve made significant changes to support healing, including shifts in diet, rhythm, and focus.
This diagnosis came in the middle of an ongoing journey. Since leaving Maine and moving to Charlottesville, VA, I’ve been healing from mold illness, chronic infections, and the long-term effects of environmental exposures.
This experience has deepened how I think about time, energy, and what truly matters.
That shift began during the shock and chaos that followed my husband Patrick’s su***de and my sister Sheila’s death just three months later. It was a time of emotional survival, and somehow I made it through. Cancer is a new layer, but not the beginning of the story.
I’m still traveling and teaching—but more consciously now. And with all the complementary changes I’ve made, I’m feeling surprisingly vital and alive. This path, while demanding, has also brought clarity and strength.
I know many of you may want to help, and I truly appreciate that. At this time, I’m not seeking suggestions for healing, but I deeply welcome your blessings, kind thoughts, and heartfelt support in whatever form feels right to you.
If you’re not sure whether to say something—please don’t tiptoe. I’m open to connection and conversation, even if I can’t always respond quickly.
When my husband and sister died, many people stayed silent out of not knowing what to say or how to connect—and that silence became its own kind of weight. I’d rather be asked than avoided. I appreciate your connection!
If someone is wondering what’s going on, you’re welcome to point them here.
With love,
Karen
Walking this path with grace, courage, and two beloved souls at my side. Clover and Simon keep me grounded and lifted, all at once.

One of Patricks favorite songs was from Leonard Cohen sung by Pentatonix is Hallelujah

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It's hard to believe that on March 15th, it will have been a year, since sweet Patrick died by su***de.

I have come to understand that the loss of a loved one to su***de was, and still is, a very emotionally turbulent experience. With a myriad of feelings that the word "grief" attempts to encompass.

Some describe grief as ‘deep mental anguish.’ I have come to know that state well.

We met at ‘A Course in Miracle’ study group, in El Paso. We were inseparable. On our wedding invitation we included this quote.

“Miracles occur naturally as expressions of Love.
The Real Miracle is the Love that inspires them.
In a sense, everything that comes from Love is a miracle.” ~ ACIM Text Page 1.

We had that Miraculous expression from the moment we met.

Tuesday is the anniversary of him leaving.

I ask that, if you would like to help remember or honor Patrick, please light a candle, say a prayer, share the joy he felt when eating an apple with peanut butter on it, one of his favorite treats, or in lieu of that have any good meal, this man loved to eat!!!

I will be doing the same. Thinking of his big beautiful smile and handsome face.

I love you so much my dear, sweet Patrick.

10 Things you can do for babies!

I will be there!! I love Kathleen Kendall-Tackett!! Kimberly Ann Johnson, and Molly Caro May is new to me but anything Kate White puts together about babies, I listen..
Anyone that attends will have more tools for their birthkit, regardless of your title.
It's all about learning how to make repair!

Please check out the Patreon Post

"I Had a Baby": A Threefold Path to Heal Birth Trauma | A More Beautiful Life with Kate White on Patreon Official Post from A More Beautiful Life with Kate White

I will be there!! I love Kathleen Kendall-Tackett.. Kimberly-Ann Johnson, and Molly Caro May is new to me but anything Kate puts together about babies, I listen..
Anyone that attends will have more tools for their birthkit, regardless of your title.
Its all about learning how to make repair!

"I Had a Baby": A Threefold Path to Heal Birth Trauma | A More Beautiful Life with Kate White on Patreon Official Post from A More Beautiful Life with Kate White

Have you heard of the Birth in Pieces movie?
El Jardín Birth and Family began the Birth in Pieces project in 2015.
Parents and Practitioners are invited to this online event, Saturday, January 15, 2022 starting at 9 am. The practitioners presenting bring together a comprehensive understanding of the impact of birth trauma on families, and how our nervous systems respond to this specific stress and trauma and how to heal it.
This one day workshop to include the movie and presentations from these practitioners: Kathleen Kendall-Tacket, Kimberly Ann Johnson, Kate White and Molly Caro May.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/60182141
I will be there. I hope to see you there too!
To receive a 10% discount use coupon code HEALBIRTH10

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I am getting ready to leave on a long trip. My first trip since Patrick died. So much is changing...My experience of what I do and how I move about the world. The many layers that intersect and are constantly shifting. Here, the marina is changing daily. Docks being put in, boats finding their natural surroundings of lake water. Spring in the northeast is not easy... it’s often rainy with the weather quickly shifting to cold and even snow. Beautiful when sunny...

4 weeks ago he was alive. Tomorrow marks the 4th Monday. It feels important to mark. Tonight I slowed down. Here’s the practice I referred to previously...maybe in the morning when you wake up, think of him. Imagine a big ball of golden light above him directing golden light beams into all his pain and despair... imagine him healed of all those places... seeing him whole and at peace 🕯

Thanks again for your outpouring love and support 💞 Please check out my previous post for links to post and view stories and pics of Pat, as well as donation links and links to the funeral service and the toast to Patrick ❤️