autobiography

Cancer makes an impact in our lives in many ways – through friends and family members and sometimes in our own bodies. I was shocked to receive a cancer diagnosis a month after my wedding in 2014. Taking in all … Continued

 “What are your religious beliefs?” This was a challenging question for me. It came from a new acquaintance. I wrote this in August, 2011, in response to her question. The image that came to me is one of a painting – … Continued

Writing about this aspect of my life came together in a Life Stories Class taught by Dana Perry at the St Charles Cancer Center. Her Conversion; My Immersion by Oralee Stiles Hamilton      As a Protestant, I knew very little about … Continued

  For Whom the Phone Rings — 50 years of answering by Oralee Stiles Hamilton       The phone rang. . . Memorial Day, May 30, 1964   “Oralee we’ve been in an accident. Mother and Dad are in serious condition at St Nicholas hospital. Uncle … Continued

A Chapter of My Cancer Journey   by Oralee Stiles Hamilton HE and ME October 1, 2014, the door opened and HE came into the room. Oh yes, he is a heart throb. I had not met him or seen a … Continued