DIY Suncatcher
As someone who has been pretty independent most of her life, learning to ask for help or seeking help has not been easy for me. I found that despite the many cancer resources and organizations out there, it is hard to know where to begin, what to search for, and what you might even need.
One day, after looking at a holistic website for cancer nutrition and seeing they offered reiki on Zoom, my interest was piqued. I googled in-person reiki in Colorado and stumbled upon the Colorado Cancer Coalition website. What a trove of great resources! There I found LifeSpark which offers free reiki and healing touch for eight weeks to anyone affected by cancer, caregivers included.
I reached out to them immediately and while I was waiting to hear back, in a moment of kismet, a volunteer from LifeSpark approached me during my fourth chemotherapy treatment. I was alone for that treatment and already feeling uneasy. We spoke for a while about each of our own cancer journeys and how the reiki treatments helped her through hers. She then asked if I would be open for a treatment, so she laid me back, put on a vibrational healing soundtrack, and went to work — whatever she did put me to sleep because the next thing I knew the fluid alarm was blaring and I only had one thirty minute bag left.
Shortly thereafter, I was matched with my wonderful therapist for the next eight weeks. No matter what you believe, I think there is a great benefit to having an outside, unbiased, supporter start rooting for you.
These sessions gave me something to look forward to each week, it gave me a safe place to completely let go, it gave me an hour to completely quiet my racing mind, and allow myself to be completely nurtured.
The more I thought about how I felt when I left these sessions, I realized that my energy healer, much like a sun-catcher, would capture all the warmth and light and protect me against any negative energies that no longer served me. I would leave each session feeling an overwhelming sense of bliss and gratitude. When I can finally put this journey in my rear view mirror, I look forward to finding my way to give back and becoming someone else’s light.