Jody Bresch

Jody Bresch

Award winning author and poet, Jody Bresch has two electronic books available at Amazon.com, AUTUMN S CHILD (a collection of her award winning poetry), and XANTHEA (a children s adventure novel). Jody grew up in the Heartland, the oldest in a family of four girls. She and her husband, Mike have been blessed with five sons. Matthew, the first born, and Hunter, their caboose are adopted. Marcus, Lucas, and Ian are their natural born sons. * Jody s had an ecclectic collection of jobs from church janitor, to gas station manager, foster parent, freelance news reporter, music teacher, general ed teacher. Jody, at 34, was a non-traditional college student, returning to get her degree in music and education after her third son, Lucas was born. The couple s fourth son, Ian, was born her senior year of college during spring break when she was 38. Their fifth son, four-year-old Hunter, was adopted in Feb. of 2004. * In the last 6 years, first Hunter, and then Jody have undergone cancer treatment. Hunter had an inoperable brain tumor. Hunter s brain tumor reminded Jody she once worked for and lived next door to a nuclear weapons facility in Middletown, IA. This lead Jody to become a political activist for former workers of the Iowa Army Ammunitions Plant. * Meanwhile, Hunter was just going into remission when Jody discovered she had colon cancer. Both of their illnesses have been traumatic experiences that have had a major impact on her life and her writing, and given her a newfound reverence for life. * Jody’s wide range of life experiences and her diverse interests are obvious in her writing. Her music background is evident in her poetry which is rhythmically lyrical while being provocative. Her photography covers a wide range of subject matter, and showcases the Heartland where Jody was born and raised, and where she has chosen to raise her own family. * Both her poetry and photography touch on something of the spiritual as Jody candidly shares with readers.
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  • Reviewing Dave Earley's Book:
    5/7/2013
    If you've ever felt there is something missing from your prayer life you should look at this book. Early boldy lifts up 3 to 5 word prayers from well-loved scriptures, powerful words that had wide-ranging, life-changing impact for those who prayed.
  • Learning Iowa Hospitals' Levels of Care from Inside Our Crisis
    5/6/2013
    It seems simple enough to research hospitals, select a hospital for your medical needs and you're in business if you need medical care. However, medicine and the medical infrastructure can be a lot more challenging to traverse that it at first seems.
  • Southcentral Iowa Received 8 1/2 Inches of Rain in 24 Hours
    4/24/2013
    There was 3-5 inches of rain April 17, in Wednesday's forecast when it began to pour in the early morning hours, but that was half of what actually came down in that short amount of time. Rivers swollen with spring snow melt quickly flooded.
  • That Moment when a Patient and Physician Emotionally Connect
    4/23/2013
    For two weeks, my husband, Mike, and I have been on a roller coaster ride of ups and downs in the condition of his health and the condition of both of our emotions. However, there have been moments of Light steering us through it.
  • Our Cellulitis Nightmare
    4/16/2013
    I had a vague recollection of what cellulitis was from my ancient history, but my memories were a far cry from what my husband's cellulitis turned out to be.
  • Preserving Family Traditions
    4/10/2013
    Too often families are becoming scattered remnants of what we thought of as families a half century ago. In a culture where divorce is rampant, and throw-away children are permeating our society, we need to remember what family traditions give our kids.
  • Be Safe, Not Sorry! Check for Trapped Lint in Your Dryer Hose!
    3/28/2013
    It was taking too long to dry a load of clothes. I was noticing a burnt smell when I first turned my dryer on. The clothes eventually dried, but something wasn't quite right, and I had a bad feeling about it.
  • Children and Prayer: My Son's Cancer Story
    3/28/2013
    Prayer can be an ephemeral thing to help a young child to understand. We guide them by example, by attitude about our example, and by the timeliness of our example, and then they begin to guide and direct us, based on a profound faith we long to have.
  • Memorial Garden to My Son's Independence Day!
    3/25/2013
    Everything about parenting a child isn't sunshine and tulips. Sometimes love hurts. We struggle to find our way through the pain. It's always a work in progress. Sometimes we stumble through. Sometimes we have a plan resulting in far-reaching fingers.
  • Don't Miss "Jack, the Giant Slayer"
    3/22/2013
    It's not the average English fairy tale, but it's rooted in a well-loved one, "Jack and the Beanstalk." Still, it doesn't stray far from the plot as that delightful fairy tale becomes an adventurous experience of epic proportions on the big 3D Screen.
  • I Wish We'd Bought that Adventureland Stock
    3/22/2013
    We all have moments in our lives when we wish we could go back and do a retake. Adventureland was one of my mine. It's still a candid memory for me; that moment when we were asked to invest, and we had a few doubts. We should have ignored them.
  • "Oz, the Great and Powerful" Lived Up to Its Hype!
    3/21/2013
    On a miserably dreary, rainy Sunday in March, my son, Hunter and I were looking for something upbeat to lift the gloom. We found it at the movie theater where "Oz, the Great and Powerful" was having it's opening weekend.
  • Nuances in Art of the American Southwest
    3/14/2013
    I'm blessed that the little ones in my family love art projects, and I love to do them with them. When they asked me this weekend to do an art project with them, it was an easy leap from tentative idea to ready -to-produce art from the southwest.
  • Writing the Children's Adventure Story
    3/6/2013
    Jody Bresch shares how she came to self-publish her children's adventure story, XANTHEA, her award winning poetry collection, AUTUMN'S CHILD, a soulful collection of personal, insightful, life-changing moments in the life of a woman, wife, mother.
  • Alpine Snowfall - Iowa
    3/6/2013
    Some of us see the snow. Some of us feel the snow. I'm one of those blessed ones who both see and feel it. For Iowa, this snow is a miracle of moisture, a beautiful one to experience. As we shovel we give thanks for the benevolent blessing of it all.
  • Iowa's Celebrity Eagle, Liberty, is Sitting on Her First Two Eggs
    2/14/2013
    Forewarned is forearmed, so that being said, eagle viewing is addictive, as viewers across the globe will attest. You may find yourself having your morning cup of coffee with a mother eagle on her nest, and your day checking for a crack in an egg.
  • Photos: Winter Storm Blasts Iowa
    12/28/2012
    The Mid-West waited a long time for moisture after the drought of 2012. When it came, it came with a crippling blizzard, wind gusts pelting the landscape with 50 and 60 mph winds, and the mid-western states came to a grinding halt until it was over.
  • Iconic Country Music of the Twentieth Century
    12/27/2012
    The debate may be ongoing for a while about who produced the best 100 hits of Country Music in the last Century. There are several lists, but these three names will continue to be part of the debate for a long time.
  • "Signs of Christmas"
    12/24/2012
    Parts of our Christmas tradition are our worship with like-minded Christians, and to celebrate with music as the multitude of the heavenly host did that first Christmas so many years ago. Each year our children rehearse a musical for six long weeks.
  • Even in the Mid-West Where We're Used to Braving the Elements
    12/24/2012
    After a restless night with a dog who is afraid of thunderstorm that turned into snow showers that turned into a freezing sludge, the wind picked up, delivering the promised blizzard weather conditions, shutting down most of the mid-west Thursday.
  • The Holidays Herald Some Hobbit Magic!
    12/23/2012
    Only in the world of J.R.R. Tolken's "The Hobbit," do we find the opportunity to fall in love with this branch of the human family. Bilbo Baggins, a slightly selfish misfit in a world of dwarfs, struggles to embrace the adventure he signed on for.
  • Surviving Grief Through the Holidays 2012
    12/20/2012
    When I first wrote this article, I was thinking of my friend, Dana K. Hols, and her first Christmas without her beautiful daughter, Kayte Mosher, who died of a brain aneurysm a few months ago. However, it encompasses so much more than Dana and Kayte now.
  • When Life Circumstances Ask Us to Be a Hero
    12/20/2012
    Four days ago, all our lives changed forever. Those most innocent and vulnerable in our society were heinously mowed down in a single act of violence, and we're still reeling, and asking why, but meanwhile acts of heroism have risen from the carnage.
  • Cloud Atlas Delivers!
    11/26/2012
    Reincarnation is an audacious subject matter to adapt to a three-hour movie format, but "Cloud Atlas" does just that. The R-rating should be respected. There is subject matter not for young children, but the movie hits a bulls-eye!
  • Incumbent Barack Obama Slam Dunked Wapello County, Iowa
    11/7/2012
    Elected officials gathered for election results outside the Auditor's office at the Wapello County Court House the late night of Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, following the closing of the polls here.
  • Good Voter Turnout at North Gate Precinct in Ottumwa, Iowa
    11/6/2012
    So far voter turn-out has not disappointed. Precincts had been doing a brisk business at 2:00 P.M. this election day, 2012.
  • First Person: Obama is a Splash of Optimism, a Dash of Hope!
    11/6/2012
    Obama enthusiasm is rampant in Wapello County, IA. Democratic Headquarters is manned 7 days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Romney, on the other hand, hasn't impressed the citizens of Mass. as governor according to a former Ottumwan.
  • Photos: A Conga Line of 'Be the First' Voters Winds Toward the Wapellow County Court House
    11/6/2012
    Indian Summer greeted this party of Democrats on a gorgeous fall day in late September as they rallied to be the first in the nation to cast their vote for incumbent President Barack Obama.
  • Photos: Wapello, Iowa, County Auditor's Office is a Busy Place on Election Eve
    11/5/2012
    Wapello County voters are taking advantage of the early voting opportunity to make their vote count. The Wapello County Auditor's office was host to a steady stream of traffic Friday and today on Election Eve - 2012.
  • Photos: At Wapello County Democratic Headquarters in Ottumwa, Iowa
    11/5/2012
    Fueling the vote involves a whole lot more than putting together field teams of volunteers. It also involves the volunteers who feed the troops who trek through Wapello County Democratic Headquarters in Ottumwa, IA in abysmal November rainy weather.
  • Voters' Picks: To GOP and Undecided Voters, the Sky is Not Falling
    11/4/2012
    The math you are doing is ARomneyTic and economists agree, it does not compute! Obama does have a record to stand on beyond Obamacare. You still have time to change your mind. Lace that morning brew with a splash of Hope!
  • In Small Iowa Town, Democratic, GOP Field Offices Share Little in Common
    10/19/2012
    Election excitement practically sizzles here at Democratic Headquarters on Second St. in downtown Ottumwa. on this crisp October morning of 2012.
  • Iowa Voters Bitterly Divided
    10/10/2012
    Debate is hot and heavy among Iowa voters, and expect it to escalate as we move closer to the Nov. election. Iowa takes politics seriously so the current political scene has voters rancorously arguing political points for their candidates.
  • Obama-Biden Get My Vote in 2012
    9/28/2012
    Old school politicians have turned a deaf ear on the voter referendum for change, on a desire to move forward, not to turn back. We need to stand by our man, send a clear message to Washington D.C. we're not going back.
  • Obama's Health Care Plan Secures This Iowan's Vote
    9/25/2012
    Raised by a staunch Democratic family stretching back four generations, Jody would still vote her conscience, but her conscience is telling her Obama-Biden is the team that will move us forward in 2012. We can't afford to go back.
  • Ottumwa, IA Voters Rally Behind V.P. Joe Biden
    9/22/2012
    Vice-President, Joe Biden, returns to familiar stomping ground in Wapello County, IA, greeting old friends on a first name basis.
  • Biden Courts Wapello County Iowa Voters
    9/20/2012
    At Bridgeview in Ottumwa, IA on Sept. 18, 2012, Vice-President, Joe Biden, courted the Democratic Voters for that all important November vote.
  • Ottumwa, Iowa, Drought Runs Deep
    8/6/2012
    In a river town, being host to a river is intrinsically tied to the intake of financial revenue of any small community. Three years running, this river was at flood stage, overflowing into the surrounding countryside. Now it's barely a river.
  • Marilyn: My Perspective
    8/3/2012
    Norma Jeane Baker was born June 1, 1926 in California. My mother, Helen Lucille Miller, granddaughter of deaf mute Lola Edith Baker, was born August 11, 1929, half a continent away, but there were eerie parallels between their lives.
  • Frugal is the Word for Our 2012 Back to School Budget
    8/1/2012
    Our caboose starts 5th grade this fall. We live on a fixed income so getting him ready for school requires planning ahead, and an occasional reality check. Fortunately for us, he's easy to please and he's working with us.
  • Our Summer Garden Project Scorched by the 2012 Sun
    7/31/2012
    When we built the raised garden back in May, we did so with the utmost optimism we would be eating the bounties of our labors before the summer was over, never dreaming we were heading into one of the worst heat waves in a century and a half.
  • Camp Heart Connection - 2012, Boone IA
    7/27/2012
    Camp Heart Connection, a kids' camp where children with cancer can still have the fun and joy of the camp experience under the care of qualified health care professionals who've voluteered a week of their summer to make it all possible.
  • Is There a Hole in the Soul of America?
    7/25/2012
    As we all give a collective shudder over the deaths of 12 innocent victims of a violent shooting at the first showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, CO, we begin to sort through our own personal demons as we try to deal with this senseless tragedy.
  • Heat Wave and Drought Torch Iowa, Illinois
    7/19/2012
    We all date historic events in our lives based on memorable crisis in the weather, the cold winter of 1983 that broke records, the Flood of '49, the Flood of '93, the April Blizzard of 1996. It's already evident this year will be 'The Heat Wave of 2012'.
  • Sharon Bluff Boys Camp in the 2012 Heat Wave
    7/19/2012
    Temperatures are breaking records this week, soaring every day to over 100 degrees, while 50 some boys from 8 to 14 make the most of a week of fun and fellowship in the oppressive heat of south central Iowa.
  • Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City, IA
    7/16/2012
    Parents who seek medical treatment for their sick children at state hospitals or cancer centers need a multitude of resources, including affordable, temporary housing. Ronald McDonald House meets that need wherever one is located.
  • "Savages" the Movie Leaves Audiences Irritated with the End
    7/16/2012
    "Savages" had potential to make a powerful statement about Mexican drug cartel's attrocities in Mexico and the U.S. Southwest, but instead, left audiences feeling betrayed by two separate endings. Stone should have picked one and stuck with it.
  • The Amazing Spider-Man Mesmerizes
    7/12/2012
    A fourth Spider-Man movie could have been dull, boring, redundant, but it wasn't. It was refreshingly captivating, fast-paced action that began with a chilling mystery and ended with a cliff hanger-finish.
  • Reducing Cholesterol Without Risky Statin Drugs
    7/9/2012
    We're in the middle of a national crisis. Obesity is winning the war. We need a new set of weapons to defend ourselves. Exercise and diet aren't the only things we need in an arsenal of defense. We need some education about what we put in our mouths.
  • 'Gluten' Sensitivity Mirrors Celiac Disease
    7/9/2012
    While 'Gluten' Sensitivity is an important step away from full-blown celiac disease, the diseases are closely related, share many symptoms, and require medical treatment by an expert to determine the difference, and prescribe treatment.
  • Our Family Vacation at a Southeastern Iowa Lake in 2012 Heat Wave
    7/5/2012
    We never dreamed we'd planned our vacation on what was going to be one of the most unbearably hot weeks of the summer of 2012, a week that set records across Iowa and across the United States, but we did. Now we had to endure and still have fun!
  • Fourth of July Events in Ottumwa, IA 2012
    7/2/2012
    Celebrating the 4th of July in Ottumwa, IA this year will be a change of pace. It's been 30 years since festivities included live music in the park and fun activities for the kids to hold their attention until the fireworks display at dusk.
  • The Beach Ottumwa, Ottumwa, IA
    7/2/2012
    The Beach Ottumwa in Ottumwa, IA is an affordable, fun-filled water park in the Heartland. This 13 acre water park has features that compare to water parks elsewhere that charge 2 to 3 times the admission price of $5.00 each. See it to believe it.
  • Cancer
    7/1/2012
    We all have moments in our lives that etched with indelible ink in our memories, moments we can go back and relive like they happened yesterday. That hour after I was told my three year old had cancer, it's a memory like that.
  • The Miller Family 4th of July Fish Fry
    6/25/2012
    When we're asked about the good times, we don't think about the forty hour work weeks we spent away from family and friends. We think about idyllic moments in the summer sun when we lazed in the shade of a cottonwood, sharing fun with loved ones.
  • Fireworks for the Fourth of July
    6/25/2012
    An acrositc poem to honor this annual celebration in honor of our emancipation from British rule, a fight that earned us the right to govern ourselves.
  • "Rock of Ages" Lives Up to Its Hype
    6/21/2012
    "Rock of Ages" is a movie that delivers! If you're into musicals, or even into rock and roll, this movie won't disappoint. While the plot is obvious, small town kid has big star dreams, then burns out, the musical energy driving this movie is superb!
  • Geriatric Care 101!
    6/18/2012
    My friend, Diana Critchlow, simply asked a casual question to a group of friends. However, it was a thought-provoking question and generated a lot of outstanding dialogue peppered with ideas that ranged from amusing to brilliant!
  • I Suspected I Had Colon Cancer, but We Had No Health Insurance!
    6/15/2012
    Those things that don't kill you will only make you stronger, I've been told, but I wasn't so sure but what this health care crisis might be one too many things my body couldn't fight off. Meanwhile, I was frightened it would bankrupt my little family.
  • A Honeymoon Road Trip with Some Nightmare Moments
    6/14/2012
    Planning a honeymoon is the easy part, but executing the logistics is something else again. We had a road map. We had a route. Now we just needed the forces of the universe to cooperate with us a little bit, but they didn't seem to be ready to do that.
  • A Shimmering Treasure
    6/14/2012
    Those moments after sunrise when the sun begins to burn off the early morning dew, what a breathtaking, reverent time of the day. That illusive beauty is a benevolent blessing on those early enough to enjoy those magic moments.
  • To My Fantastic Dad, Who Deserves a Gold Medal or Gold Star,
    6/7/2012
    How can Father's Day, a celebration one day a year, truly say thank you for the 365 days a year a father does his job, working, supporting, providing for his family? Still, with gifts and cards and social gatherings, we try. Dads deserve so much more!
  • RAGBRAI 2012 in Northern Iowa
    6/4/2012
    RAGBRAI is one of the best known and best attended bike rides around the globe, attracting bikers from around the world, and the bike caravan will number in the thousands. This huge community on wheels has to be experienced to fully appreciate it.
  • Poetry's Truth
    6/3/2012
    Every poet since time began has tried to define the role of poetry in a poem. Perhaps it defies definition, but this is my lofty offering of what poets are striving for as they delve into the realm of poetry.
  • Dad was Part of the Last Major Confrontation Between Japanese and U.S. Forces in WWII
    6/2/2012
    Until recently, my dad has said next to nothing about his military service in the U.S. Navy beyond mentioning that he helped build an air strip in Okinawa. I decided to research Okinawa, and learned Okinawa had a major role in the Japanese surrender.
  • Strategies to Help Balance a Budget in Hard Times!
    6/1/2012
    When times are tough we need tried and true strategies that work to live within our means. The following are a list of tactics my daughter-in-law and I have both used successfully to stretch the almighty dollar.
  • In March of 2004 I was Losing My Personal Battle With Depression
    5/31/2012
    My family DNA was rife with alcohol and drug abuse. I had immediate family members who had committed suicide of had attempted to commit suicide. I was battling a depression that was on the verge of emerging triumphant and I needed help!
  • Our '64 Cutlass Supreme
    5/25/2012
    The Cutlass Supreme, a car with all the perks; sleek, sporty, clean, fast, smooth, economical,, and reliable. We really loved that car! Besides, it was just pretty to look at! If we'd found another that compared to it all, we'd have gladly bought it.
  • Irish Immigrant, Dr. Ian McVey, Slain!
    5/20/2012
    McVey had a prior argument with two confederate soldiers. Three days later Dr. McVey's body was found face down in Indian Hills Creek, a few miles from his farm. He had been murdered. A substantial amount of money was missing.
  • Our June Wedding was a Comedy of Errors from Beginning to End!
    5/18/2012
    When does one begin to pay attention to the writing on the wall when fate seems to be giving you a heads up that you should proceed with caution? Absolutely nothing went according to plan as we moved towards our wedding date.
  • Robert Frost, the Man We Could Have Liked
    5/14/2012
    After Lawrence Thompson's biography of Frost was published, readers called him a monster! But a monster didn't write the pastoral, earthy, very humanistic poetry we fell in love with. Author, Jay Parini, found the essence of the Frost we all love.
  • Faces in the Clouds!
    5/11/2012
    As a youngster, I spent many hours dreaming on clouds with my best friend. Recently, I shared cloud photos with a group of more mature friends. Even they, like spontaneous combustion, began describing things they saw in the clouds.
  • Extreme Weather Preparations Can Save Lives
    5/3/2012
    Storm cellars aren't the only thing that can save a life during a tornado. Ground anchors, heavy duty log chains, eye bolts, and a Saturday afternoon of hard labor probably saved mine.
  • This Baby Boomer's Fitness Regime
    5/2/2012
    What joy does fill my soul when I'm laboring in sunshine, when, with the labor of my own sweat and hard work, I turn something green into a thing of beauty. Physical exercise ascends to a new level, almost spiritual in nature - no longer feels like work.
  • My Mother's Flower Garden
    5/2/2012
    Mother's Day is bittersweet this year, my first without her. With a lump in my throat, I ponder the many legacies she has left to me, too many to cover in one brief poem, but I share with you some poignant memories of my mother.
  • Don't Let Anybody Steal Your Joy!
    5/1/2012
    Joy, more precious than gold, and often just as elusive, especially for those who suffer chronic depression. Learning how to take up the reins of our lives, and consciously embrace joy requires a take charge decision.
  • Born of Legends
    4/25/2012
    Our youngest son, Hunter was awestruck to discover he had several Indian ancestors on both sides of his family tree. What a privilege, this passing on of family heritage from one generation to the next. What a feeling of connectedness.
  • An Iowa Spring with the Wild Things - 2012
    4/21/2012
    Photography is first and foremost about sharing so share a spring afternoon in South Central IA with me, a fun-filled afternoon spent taking photos from my upstairs bedroom window of the wild things in my back yard.
  • Milagros - Miracles - Are They Real?
    4/17/2012
    Scientific minds are educated to analyze, observe, weigh, measure, document, those scenarios that defy human understanding. For most of us things need to obey the laws of physics, but sometimes they just don't.
  • I Like to Play in the Dirt
    4/14/2012
    A few feet of lawn, a shovel, and a seed packet has excited me since I was a little girl. I'm a haphazard gardener whose plot combines greenhouse flowers with the wild variety, but every spring when the lawn thaws, I'm outside puttering in dirt anyway.
  • My Miller Genealogy Research Revealed a Pandora's Box of Secrets
    4/12/2012
    Genealogy research isn't the dry, academic subject it might seem to one who's never done it. Often, a Pandora's Box of secrets are waiting to be unearthed, and that is exactly what I found.
  • Trumpet Lilies
    4/8/2012
    Adoration, candle light, fragrance, jubilation, music, praise, reverence, worship, the sweet elements of a Resurrection morning - Easter.
  • Salvation Begins with a Seed
    4/7/2012
    Salvation, for me at least, became a point of no return, where the discontent in my soul needed a release, where, when I stood at the foot of the cross of Jesus, I needed to know I truly was walking away changed, a new creature reborn in Christ.
  • Advocating for Your Loved Ones Who Are Patients
    4/3/2012
    Hospitals can be intimidating. We can feel like we are out of our element, but our loved ones may need us to be their voices more than ever at times like these when they may be too ill to speak for themselves. Don't hesitate to step up to the plate.
  • Ronald McDonald Playground
    4/3/2012
    I didn't know another human being on the planet earth with a toddler going through cancer treatment until I met Maddy's mother in the radiation/oncology family waiting room a week into Hunter's radiation treatments. I had found a friend.
  • Living with Hunter's Gluten Sensitivity
    4/3/2012
    Hunter suffered frequent bouts of diarrhea, loose stools, stomach cramps, but because of an inoperable brain tumor, the problems with his bowels was taking a back seat to much more serious health issues. But finally cancer was behind us.
  • Review of the Appanoose Rapids Brewery in Ottumwa, IA
    4/2/2012
    Owner Tim Ware has invested in Ottumwa Historic Downtown Business District, choosing to house his combination restaurant, pub-brewery in a beautiful two-story brick structure built in 1875. Come enjoy the beautiful ambiance, delicious food and a brew.
  • Grass and Sponge Chia Pet House
    3/31/2012
    With a little supervision, this is a fun craft project to make at home. With a little sunshine and water, watch your chia pet house come alive.
  • An April Fool's Day Prank that Kept on Giving!
    3/27/2012
    My husband's love of mischief truly knows no bounds, and on this particular April Fool's Day, he pulled a prank on my father that none of us ever forgot.
  • Beauty in Spring Fog
    3/27/2012
    There is a different kind of beauty in a morning fog, but etheral, misty beauty, nonetheless. I invite you to enjoy spring bursting forth in an early morning Iowa fog with me.
  • Alcoa's Eagle Cam Had Good News This Morning
    3/19/2012
    If you've never watched one of the Iowa eagle cam's, you're in for a treat. This morning, March 20th around 11:00 A.M. the first baby eaglet, Thor, hatched while thousands of viewers tuned in. There will be plenty more to see before the fledglings fly.
  • Dream Walkers
    3/19/2012
    Easter - a time when we contemplate what a new heaven and a new earth will be, when the hope of Jesus and an eternity spent with him stand before us and beckon to us that Jesus wants us to spend this eternity with him. Was my dream a gift?
  • Easter - There is Reason for Hope
    3/18/2012
    With every morning sunbeam, drop of dew, green bud of spring, nature is celebrating its own resurrection as we prepare to celebrate the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. He went to heaven to prepare a place for us.
  • Stop, Drop, and Roll - My Kindergartner Remembered It!
    3/15/2012
    September is often the month for fire safety, but with dry leaves and grass being burned, March winds fanning flames, and people building outdoor fires, it's a good time to discuss fire safety.
  • Ottumwa Skateboard Park - March 2012
    3/15/2012
    Ottumwa, IA skateboarders wanted a legal place to skateboard. After months of fundraising, and a few hard-earned lessons in the workings of city government, the quarter pipes, mini-ramps and wall rides needed to be assembled from the ground up.
  • Easter Brunch at Riverside Restaurant, Ottumwa IA
    3/12/2012
    In south central Iowa, Riverside Restaurant on the south edge of Ottumwa, IA, is consistently going to number in the top 2 or 3 when any group of restaurant afficianados gather to have the great restaurant debate. It deserves a top spot.
  • Showdown at Sol De Oro
    3/7/2012
    Charity and Colby Cassidy are sitting ducks under the blazing Arizona sun as bullets whiz over their heads where they are pinned down in a creek bed. Somebody wants these two kids dead, and they have a pretty good idea who and why.
  • Organ Donation Has a Timeline: Kayte Mosher Planned to Pass It Forward
    3/5/2012
    Kayte Mosher was an organ donor, but unfortunately, when she suffered a brain aneurysm and was declared brain-dead, Kayte took too long to die. Five of her major organs that could have saved five different lives could not by law be harvested.
  • Heir to Pat's Wealth
    3/5/2012
    A writer, poet and dear friend, Pat King, recently bequeathed to me a small portion of her quite extensive library. These books, Pat's legacy to me, were much more than words on paper to Pat, and now they're much more than words on paper to me.
  • Girls' Night Out
    3/4/2012
    A tongue-in-cheek limerick that pokes a little bit of Irish fun at me and me sisters.
  • Decorah, IA Eagle Cam is Expecting a St. Pat's Day Delivery
    2/29/2012
    Mesmerizing, amazing, awesome, addictive, all of these words and many more come to mind when describing the Decorah Eagle Web Cam experience. No. 1 most-viewed live video of all time! More than 211 million views last spring!
  • Jody's Home Improvement Nightmare!
    2/27/2012
    In the annals of home improvement this tops the list of biggest mistakes Jody ever made. To open up her kitchen she knocked down an exterior wall to the house, not realizing the kitchen was a later add on. Now the 2nd floor bedroom was sagging.
  • St. Patrick's Day, 1988, Photo Op with the Governor
    2/27/2012
    Jody looked like a beached whale. Meeting the governor wasn't exactly on the top of her bucket list, but sometimes life's memorable moments don't wait for timing to be opportune. Whether Jody was in labor or not, she was on her way to meet the governor.
  • Photography 101: Etheral Beauty of an Early Spring Snow Fall
    2/27/2012
    I'm having a love affair. My family knows all about it. When they see me pick up my camera bag and disappear, they know I'll return in 30 or 40 minutes, upload the pictures I've taken to a slideshow, sit back and celebrate all the beauty I've captured.
  • 1956 Dommer Family Easter Egg Hunt
    2/27/2012
    Bobby and Linda's mother had just passed away after a long and lingering illness following a car wreck, but the Dommers, Greta and Wilfred, still planned some Easter fun for the four of us kids. The first half of the day was definitely fun.
  • Paranormal Activity at St. Joseph Hospital in Ottumwa, IA?
    2/23/2012
    Ghosts, goblins, spirits, paranormal experiences? Scintillating questions waiting for answers. Not until my mother was a patient at Hospice in the old St. Joe Hospital facility, did I hear rumors the hospital could be haunted. Then I had an encounter.
  • St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Art
    2/22/2012
    Spring craft projects give most of us a mild case of spring fever. There is something hopeful about them, reminding us warm weather is coming soon! They lift our spirits and they can be fun to do. Some can even be useful like a shamrock placemat.
  • Early Morning of Spring Break 1988 - I was on My Way to the Hospital
    2/21/2012
    If we were in charge of the Universe, I suspect we would so well order our lives we would miss out on some of the amazing adventures life actually has in store for us. Sometimes the surprises that spin our world on its axis are the nicest kind.
  • Uncle Buck's Bar & Grill: Ottumwa, IA's Best Irish Pub
    2/21/2012
    Think Irish in Ottumwa, IA, you'll probably think Uncle Buck's. Originally named Hooligan's, this local "watering hole" has Karaoke, a small dance floor, and a central location on the main drag of Ottumwa IA's south side business district.
  • Rose McGrew - Ivory Winston - Margaret White Stoltz
    2/16/2012
    Opera in the Heartland? Rose McGrew performed for European Royalty. Ivory Winston performed for an audience numbering 40,000 in Iowa, and performed across the nation. Margaret White Stoltz performed on stages in New York City, NY.
  • Valentine Moon - III - Poetry
    2/15/2012
    Grief doesn't pass in a few minutes, a day, a month. Grief is a process, one often suffered when we're alone. Even then we're not alone! We only have to look around us to find solace and comfort in the miraculous ballet of nature.
  • Valentine Moon - I - Poem
    2/15/2012
    The last warm night of autumn 1994 my sons and I had a picnic on the sandy beach of the Des Moines River in the shadow of the trestle bridge with a full moon hanging like a lantern in the sky. This poem was my gift to me about that night.
  • Valentine Moon - II - A Poem
    2/14/2012
    Jody pens a poem about a tempestuous love, just in time for Valentine's Day!
  • Dad and Son Valentine Cookies
    2/14/2012
    Dad volunteered to make sugar cookies for Valentine's Day. What a great idea for a father-son activities that's a change of pace from their usual woodworking activities or auto mechanics projects. They were pretty and delicious too.
  • Reverend Callen's Soliloquy - a Poem and Thoughts
    2/12/2012
    Rev. Don Callen is a former pastor of the Willard St. Methodist Church of Ottumwa, IA. In Feb.1996 he eulogized those lost in the Civil Rights Movement, then asked us to pick up King's banner of non-violent activism and carry on King's legacy.
  • Heartland Valentine's Day Get-Aways - South Central IA Bed & Breakfasts
    2/11/2012
    Beautiful bed & breakfasts only a short driving distance away in south central Iowa if you're looking for a Valentine's Day get-away for that special Valentine in your life.
  • Coffee-Filter Flower Garden
    2/10/2012
    Outdoor winter activities can be a blast, but so can an afternoon spent with your kids making a craft project on the dining-room table. Turn a plain package of coffee filters into a gorgeous flower garden worthy of a place on your living-room wall!
  • Water Witch
    2/9/2012
    Was young Ayla Wilkins a savior or demon? When, during the 1941 Dust Bowl, word got out that Ayla could witch for water, her friends and neighbors couldn't decide if her gift was from God or from the very Devil himself.
  • The Tassel Ridge Winery Near Leighton in South Central Iowa
    2/9/2012
    Most people don't think of Iowa in connection with excellent wine, but that may be changing in the near future. Cold climate grapes are putting wine producers of the midwest on the wine-making maps!
  • McNeil Stone Mansion Bed and Breakfast - Oskaloosa, IA
    2/8/2012
    A bed and breakfast in the Heartland that must be seen to be believed, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, McNeil Stone Mansion Bed and Breakfast is a treasure trove of creative artistry, designed by the master, Tiffany's of New York.
  • Surviving the Recession by Shopping Thrift Shops
    2/8/2012
    Every community has a variety of second-hand shops or thrift stores. If you're counting pennies until the end of the month, they can be a great place to stretch your paycheck.
  • Angel Food – Banana Trifle
    2/8/2012
    It you need a tasty, attractive dessert for a co-op or for a special meal you're serving at home, this is it. Prep time is under an hour, and 45 minutes of that is baking time for the angel food cake. Just stir, mix and slice, and it's yummy delicious!
  • October Sigh
    2/7/2012
    Autumn 2011 was simply breathtaking in South central, IA. Each sunrise opened to a standing-room only performance as Jody, with camera and notebook in hand, went out to record it. Let those opulent memories warm your winter moments.
  • Bald Eagles - Ottumwa Watch
    2/7/2012
    Thurs., Feb. 2, with camera in hand, I went in search of a Bald Eagle. I met with mind-boggling success. We are blessed in Ottumwa, IA. The Des Moines River that cuts through the heart of this small town is teeming with wildlife! Yes! Bald Eagles!
  • My Four-Year-Old Valentine Needed Cancer Treatment
    2/6/2012
    On Tues, Feb. 13th, Hunter Cole would legally become our son. On Wed. Feb. 14th, he would celebrate Valentine's Day with his four-year-old preschool class. On Thurs. Feb. 15th he would begin cancer treatment at U of IA Hosp. & Clinics.
  • The Bark Park in Ottumwa, Iowa
    2/2/2012
    Who would have ever thought a doggy park would be a viable happening in this small Heartland town? From conception to grand opening, and well beyond, the idea has been enthusiastically embraced by this community.
  • A Winter Moon – II – a Sestina
    1/31/2012
    How does one cope with the untimely death of a child? Often with anger and rebellion. Parents are supposed to go first. Our minds struggle to wrap around it. We rail at God. A week ago Kayte had a whole future before her. Suddenly, she's gone!
  • The Daddy-Daughter Valentine's Day Dance!
    1/31/2012
    Six year old Nicky Jo Smythe has received her very first invite to a dance from the Prince Charming in her life, her daddy.
  • Reigning Princes of Egypt
    1/30/2012
    There are those who fear a New World Order, believe a race of Egyptians princes survive in stealth, secretly moving into positions of wealth and power to take over the world, and that they are already in a position to have life and death power over all.
  • Only with the Passage of Time is This Valentine's Day Memory Funny!
    1/27/2012
    In my six-year-old heart, I thought Larry VanWye was the love of my life. Sadly for me, Larry VanWye was simply in love with life, and in love with being a six year old. He probably never even suspected my case of unrequitted puppy love.
  • Homemade Valentines from the Heart
    1/26/2012
    Making our own Valentines is a long-standing tradition at the Bresch household that dates back half a century to when I was a child. It's educational, takes some commitment, requires some creativity, is a tiny bit messy and a lot of fun.
  • Robert W. Williams - "Red-Tails" Tuskegee Airmen
    1/24/2012
    Robert Williams served with distinction, during WWII, in the first all black flight squadron in the nation, the 332nd Fighter, Group, also the only flight union deployed overseas during the war. Then spent 43 years seeking an audience for their story.
  • A Winter Moon
    1/23/2012
    Jody writes with eloquent simplicity about mankind's love affair with the moon through the ages.
  • The Perfect Afternoon for Sledding
    1/19/2012
    Jody had made some lofty New Year's resolutions about lisetning to her son, playing with her son, making memories with her son in this coming 2012 year. Crunch time had come. When the opportunity presented itself, would she keep them?
  • Where to Watch the Super Bowl in Ottumwa, Iowa
    1/18/2012
    Ottumwa, IA has several really super locations to watch football and just hang out with friends while watching the game. Through a process of elimination we believe we have the top three.
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  • Resurrecting Memories
    1/18/2012
    Jody's sonnet celebrates her children's childhood moments, holding them dear now that most of her children are grown.
  • In 1955 a Polio Epidemic was Sweeping the Nation
    1/18/2012
    When a sequence of events began to haunt my mother's days, a national polio epidemic, a best friend seriously injured in a car accident, one of my playmates suffering a tricycle wreck, another sick with a rare kidney disease, it simply became too much.
  • Elizabeth Bolinger's Dance Moves Make Gaming History
    1/17/2012
    Elizabeth Bolinger saw an oppotunity and went for it when she scored her first dance record the first time she ever played the video game, Just Dance. That was only the beginning of lists of wins recorded in the 2012 Guiness Book. of World Records.
  • Historic Mars Hill Log Cabin Church
    1/13/2012
    Mars Hill Log Cabin Church is a 150 year old church made of hand hewn logs of native walnut and oak. In March of 2006 an arson fire threatened this historic structure, but the community, with a rousing show of support, has restored Mars Hill Church.
  • Ice Storm Chaos on Missouri Highway!
    1/13/2012
    A temperature change of a couple of degrees can take a road trip from a leisurely, pleasant drive to a harrowing, life-threatening experience. That's what happened one March night in 1986 as we left Kansas City.
  • What’s Wrong with Santorum’s Health Care for Profit Plan?
    1/10/2012
    Rick Santorum paid his political dues in the rural trenches of Iowa, visiting all 99 counties during his campaign bid. His campaign, grounded in the realities of U.S. 'problems that need fixed' has appealed to Iowa voters? What about health care?
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  • Parenting New Year's Resolutions from an Experienced Perspective
    1/6/2012
    Jody Bresch's first son was born in 1974 and her fifth one was born in 2002, so she's been raising boys for a few years. From her unique perspective, here are her parenting New Year's Resolutions with a few precious memories thrown in.
  • Iowa's 2012 Santorum Surprise
    1/5/2012
    Once again, the vagaries of the Iowa caucus system have defied pollsters and media predictions, proving elusive at best, but still giving some clear indicators that when Iowa voters can get up close and personal with candidates, they have good instincts.
  • Santorum Surprise at Ottumwa, Iowa, GOP Caucus
    1/5/2012
    Republican County Chair, Trudy Caviness, played to a standing-room only crowd tonight at Ottumwa High School auditorium. Local Repulicans called it a historic turn-out as GOP voters cast their first-in-the nation vote for their candidates.
  • Lost Moments
    1/5/2012
    What happened on the secondary blacktop between Bussey and Eldon that late winter night of 1989? A few moments of Jody's life are gone, moments she can't recall that almost changed three lives forever.
  • Frequent-Flyer Christmas Card
    1/2/2012
    Sisters share this bond like none other, and their sister traditions sometimes reflect that. Sometimes sentiment rules, and for Abby and Nicole, that sentiment was attached to something meaningful only to them, a special Christmas card.
  • Rick Santorum to Iowa Voters: 'Think for Yourself'
    1/2/2012
    GOP Presidential hopeful, Rick Santorum, continues to court voters on New Years Eve in Ottumwa, IA at Bridgeview Center. He was greeted by a crowd that numbered well over 300. Iowa voters want to meet their candidates face to face, and they did.
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  • Ann Romney Stands in for Mitt in Ottumwa, Iowa
    1/2/2012
    Ann Romney is on the campaign trail in Iowa for her husband, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney in a last minute surge to get voters to the caucuses here January 3rd.
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  • Historic Kuhly's Bar & Grill - Ottumwa, IA
    1/1/2012
    Kuhly's Bar & Grill is a popular night spot and eating establishment in Ottumwa, IA, furnished with original woodwork and beautiful antiques, stained glass windows, marble art work, and a wall-sized original open-faced floor to ceiling cabinet,
  • Tim McVey Reclaims the Nibbler World Record
    12/31/2011
    Ottumwa, IA, the Video Game Capital of the World announces a new gaming world record holder, Tim McVey reclaims his Nibbler World Record,
  • Bachmann Makes an Impression with Ottumwa, Iowa, Voters
    12/23/2011
    It's 8:30 P.M. When Michele Bachmann makes her last campaign pitch of the day at Country Kitchen in Ottumwa, Iowa, before a crowd of 100. It was her 10th stop of the day, but her warm and personal outreach doesn't show that.
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  • Christ's Church 2011 Childrens' Musical
    12/23/2011
    Sometimes with a little shyness, but mostly with joy, the Christ's Church children's choir, celebrates this 2011 holiday season with their message of good news.
  • Presidential Candidate Rick Perry at Khuly's in Ottumwa, IA - Dec. 22, 2011
    12/23/2011
    Gov. Rick Perry of Texas takes his presidential bid on the road in Iowa this week before Christmas. He spoke to a standing-room-only crowd at historic Khuly's Bar & Grill in Ottumwa, IA Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011.
  • Michelle Bachman's Meet and Greet in Ottumwa, IA - Dec. 22, 2011
    12/23/2011
    Michelle Bachman had 10 stops in 10 Iowa towns, Dec. 22, 2011, but the voters would never have known it when she arrived at Country Kitchen in Ottumwa, IA at 8:30 P.M. Shaking hands, signing autographs, posing for pictures, she greeted everyone.
  • Gov. Rick Perry Courts Voters at Khuly's in Ottumwa, Iowa
    12/22/2011
    Gov. Rick Perry touts his conservative agenda before a crowd of enthusiastic supporters at the historic Khuly's Bar & Grill on Market St. at noon today, touching on fraud in Washington D.C., his 20 % flat tax plan, and reducing big government.
  • The Chocolate Brown 1977 Datsun Station Wagon
    12/22/2011
    The 1977 Datsun we bought used with over 100,000 miles on the odometer, hand an engine built to last. Our one regret, the body didn't have the same staying power, turning into a rusty 'bag of bolts' in the ten years we drove it.
  • One Voter's Take on Newt Gingrich's 'Remain Positive' Message in Iowa
    12/21/2011
    Speaking to a large crowd at Al-Jons in Ottumwa, IA Tuesday afternoon, Newt Gingrich was rallying the troops. Gingrich says his positive attitude will help him recover the slip he's suffered the last two weeks in the Iowa polls.
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  • A Protester's Song
    12/21/2011
    Poetry has been known to incite the hearts and souls of mankind to change. It doesn't happen very often, but this poem was born in that idea, that and historic events that have unfolded around the world in the last twelve months.
  • Eight Easy Steps to Winter Beauty
    12/20/2011
    Winter doesn't have to leave you with dry, itchy skin that feels parched, and frayed and frazzled hair you can't get a brush through. Here are 8 easy steps to winter beauty.
  • A Bad Turn in the Weather
    12/20/2011
    Some things, we just can't plan for, and an ice storm is one of them. Add two home-sick kids to that equation, and you have the ingredients for a Christmas that just wouldn't end.
  • Autumn in Ottumwa, IA - 2011
    12/20/2011
    After early spring flooding, then a late summer drought, a gorgeous fall unfolded across the Iowa landscape like a benevolent and soothing balm. Jody Bresch has captured that Autumn beauty in this coloful slideshow of her home town.
  • From Heartache to Victory
    12/14/2011
    While Jody's family and friends celebrated their pregnancies with unusual cravings and baby showers, Jody experienced month after month, year after year of disappointment when ten years passed as she waited for a miracle to happen.
  • A Hike in the Woods with My Camera
    12/13/2011
    Iowa is a beautiful place to live in the winter, and I feel like Rembrandt with a camera when I head out with my Canon EOS Digital for a brisk morning walk!
  • Historic Ottumwa Cemetery - 1857
    12/13/2011
    A historic cemetery, Ottumwa Cemetery-1857 was dedicated to Union soldiers and sailors of the Civil War. It's listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • The 'Cabin Fever' Effect
    12/13/2011
    The 'weather ouside' isn't really 'frightful'! It's an opportunity! Be creative and innovative and plan ahead to turn this into the most memorable winter of your childrens' lives.
  • The 'Cabin Fever' Effect
    12/13/2011
    The 'weather outside' isn't really 'frightful'! It's an opportunity! Be creative and innovative and plan ahead to turn this into the most memorable winter of your childrens' lives.
  • Republican Voters Still Divided About Republican Candidates' Strengths
    12/9/2011
    With the Republican caucuses in Iowa fast approaching, the stakes are high, and staunch GOP voters are avidly following their favorites. Some are even offering their favorite candidates election advice.
  • How My Dog Adopted Me
    12/7/2011
    We didn't need another dog, but we found ourselves with one just the same. If all things happen for a reason, then Buttercup knew we were going to need her and she stuck like glue until we gave in.
  • The Challenges of Painting a Wall Plaid
    12/6/2011
    While Candice Olsen made painting a plaid wall look easy on HGTV's 'Divine Design,' it turned out to be more complicated than it at first seemed. Then it became a salvage operation.
  • The Last Wagon Train West
    12/2/2011
    Alpha Mae was 10 yrs. old in 1917. Her mama had just died. Her daddy proposed they take what may be the last wagon train that ever leaves Kansas City, and head west to Colorado. Thus begins the adventure of a lifetime.
  • THINGS a BROKEN HINGE MEANS to ME
    11/26/2011
    Christmas 1958, 146 years my ancestors lived in Adair Co. MO on the old homestead, Indian Hills, farmed the red clay, raised families and made history. This year I'm nine will be a rite of passage for me, my one and only Christmas spent here.
  • CHRISTMAS in the HEARTLAND
    11/25/2011
    Christmas 1986 when 5 year old Betty told 'Grandma' Pat Santa Claus had never been to her house before, and she was afraid he wouldn't find her this year either, since she was living with a new mom.
  • TAKING on the GOVERNMENT - in CONCLUSION
    11/21/2011
    DOL (Dept. of Labor) and NIOSH have been provided with evidence the water at IAAP was contaminated plant wide. DOE Dept. of Energy) has more water records they are currently withholding. DOL still contends majority of IAAP not covered.
  • TAKING on the GOVERNMENT - PART IV
    11/21/2011
    Why did AEC pull out of Middletown, Iowa, when plans had been made to put in an airstrip at the Army facility? Why were office personnel ordered to destroy any records that could possibly be used in a law suit?
  • TAKING on the GOVERNMENT - PART II
    11/21/2011
    A 1963 ARMY/AEC Contract calls IAAP a 'joint facility' with a shared workforce, but DOL contends ARMY, Div. A employees, and AEC, Div. B employees were intended to be two different work forces with only Div. B. having eligibility for claims.
  • TAKING on the GOVERNMENT - PART 1
    11/21/2011
    Former workers from the Iowa Army Ammunitions Plant in Middletown, Iowa, share their concerns about possible environmental exposures they could have been exposed to when they worked ammunitions production inside the 19,000 acre facility.
  • TAKING on the GOVERNMENT - INTRODUCTION
    11/21/2011
    In 2000 Congress wrote the EEOICPA Act providing potential compensation of up to $150,000 and medical benefits to eligible claimants. However, since then, claims have been bogged down in a beuracratic quagmire regarding who is eligible.
  • CHRISTMAS at GRANDMA HELEN'S
    11/18/2011
    Christmas traditions include the aromas, the flavors, the sight of family gathered around their favorite foods. Perhaps this means more than all the hoopla of gift giving. What would Christmas be without Grandma Helen's famous homemade egg noodles?
  • FIRST OTTUMWA SNOW
    11/16/2011
    Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, the season of stark, white beauty, when snow blankets all in its soft folds, or encases the landscape in crystal ice. There is a grandiose beauty in it all.
  • SPUN SUGAR
    11/16/2011
    Sculptures of wind and winter provide a photo op at every bend in the road.
  • HOAR FROST
    11/16/2011
    Winter in Iowa can leave one breathless.
  • Historic Mars Hill Log Cabin Church - Wapello County, IA
    11/16/2011
    In the aftermath of an arson fire, church board members of a historic log cabin church literally raise this log structure like a phoenix from the ashes.
  • THE GOSPEL ACCORDING to BRESCH
    11/12/2011
    Using a play on words, specifically our last name, and our 'kids with attitudes,' this was a fun poem to write. The word, 'gospel' in the title also has significance for those who like playful puzzles.
  • Putting a Personal Face on Cancer - in Conclusion
    11/12/2011
    Jody and her toddler son, Hunter, have survived an amazing experience, cancer treatment. Jody reflects on one moment of crisis when she experienced some affirmation, she and Hunter were not in this struggle alone.
  • Putting a Personal Face on Cancer, Part 2
    11/12/2011
    If you've read Part 1, you know that Jody's three year old son, Hunter had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Now in Part 2, Jody hears the dreaded 'c' word again. This time, she's diagnosed with colon cancer.
  • Putting a Personal Face on Cancer
    11/12/2011
    In this 3 part article, a mother chronicles the experiences of her child and herself, as she first discovers her 3 year old son has cancer, an inoperable brain tumor, and then learns she has a different cancer herself, colon cancer.

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