{"id":6,"date":"2017-12-09T06:11:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T06:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/blog\/"},"modified":"2019-10-04T22:49:10","modified_gmt":"2019-10-05T05:49:10","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:120px;--awb-padding-right:8%;--awb-padding-bottom:120px;--awb-padding-left:8%;--awb-background-color:#ececec;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-grid-wrapper fusion-blog-infinite\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-blog-shortcode-1 .fusion-blog-layout-grid .fusion-post-grid{padding:10px;}.fusion-blog-shortcode-1 .fusion-posts-container{margin-left: -10px !important; margin-right:-10px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-infinite fusion-no-meta-info fusion-blog-rollover fusion-blog-layout-grid fusion-blog-layout-grid-3 isotope\" data-pages=\"21\" data-grid-col-space=\"20\" style=\"margin: -10px -10px 0;min-height:500px;\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-1188\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1188 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advent-letter category-cancer-journey category-glioblastoma category-mri-results\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holding-on-to-Hope.-In-Protest-._20260105_151609_0000.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holding-on-to-Hope.-In-Protest-._20260105_151609_0000-200x250.png 200w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holding-on-to-Hope.-In-Protest-._20260105_151609_0000-400x500.png 400w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holding-on-to-Hope.-In-Protest-._20260105_151609_0000-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holding-on-to-Hope.-In-Protest-._20260105_151609_0000-800x1000.png 800w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holding-on-to-Hope.-In-Protest-._20260105_151609_0000.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 1149px) 377px, (min-width: 1057px) 565px, (min-width: 965px) 1057px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holding-on-to-Hope.-In-Protest-._20260105_151609_0000.png\" data-id=\"1188\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"Holding on to Hope. In Protest ._20260105_151609_0000\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/05\/advent-letter-2025-living-with-glioblastoma\/\" aria-label=\"Living With Glioblastoma: An Advent Letter on Hope\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/05\/advent-letter-2025-living-with-glioblastoma\/\">Living With Glioblastoma: An Advent Letter on Hope<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>December 10, 2025 Journal entry (aka personal essay on long term brain cancer survivorship)\u00a0 Oh dear God, living with glioblastoma means bullets are ricocheting my<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1178\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1178 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/River-Prayer-Week-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/River-Prayer-Week-2-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/River-Prayer-Week-2-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/River-Prayer-Week-2-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/River-Prayer-Week-2-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/River-Prayer-Week-2-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/River-Prayer-Week-2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 1149px) 377px, (min-width: 1057px) 565px, (min-width: 965px) 1057px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/River-Prayer-Week-2.png\" data-id=\"1178\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"River Prayer Week 2\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/17\/river-prayer-week-two\/\" aria-label=\"River Prayer Week Two\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/17\/river-prayer-week-two\/\">River Prayer Week Two<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>River Wisdom On scan day morning, a Sunday, I sit by the river wondering how I feel. I notice that tears are close to the<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1173\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1173 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-brain-cancer tag-glioblastoma tag-spiritual-practice\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1928\" src=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250608_152307395-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250608_152307395-200x151.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250608_152307395-400x301.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250608_152307395-600x452.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250608_152307395-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250608_152307395-1200x904.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250608_152307395-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 1149px) 377px, (min-width: 1057px) 565px, (min-width: 965px) 1057px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250608_152307395-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"1173\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"PXL_20250608_152307395\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/river-prayer-practice\/\" aria-label=\"River Prayer Practice\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/river-prayer-practice\/\">River Prayer Practice<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>It\u2019s Fall. Since my glioblastoma brain cancer diagnosis in October 9 years ago, I have had a mixed relationship with fall. Initially I celebrated my<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1163\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1163 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-anxiety category-cancer-journey category-glioblastoma category-surrender tag-brain-cancer tag-glioblastoma tag-surrender\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/River-Prayer.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/River-Prayer-200x250.png 200w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/River-Prayer-400x500.png 400w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/River-Prayer-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/River-Prayer-800x1000.png 800w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/River-Prayer.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 1149px) 377px, (min-width: 1057px) 565px, (min-width: 965px) 1057px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/River-Prayer.png\" data-id=\"1163\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"River Prayer\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/river-prayer\/\" aria-label=\"River Prayer\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/river-prayer\/\">River Prayer<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Find me by the River By Cheryl Rostek Dec 2023 Find me by the river With my heart laid bare Find me by the river<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1156\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1156 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Unmanageable.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Unmanageable-200x250.png 200w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Unmanageable-400x500.png 400w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Unmanageable-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Unmanageable-800x1000.png 800w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Unmanageable.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 1149px) 377px, (min-width: 1057px) 565px, (min-width: 965px) 1057px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Unmanageable.png\" data-id=\"1156\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"Unmanageable\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/23\/unmanageable\/\" aria-label=\"Unmanageable\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/23\/unmanageable\/\">Unmanageable<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>How to live an unmanageable life \u201cMaybe life isn\u2019t meant to be manageable.\u201d I scrawl the thought on my journal page. My husband is out<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1140\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1140 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cancer-journey category-glioblastoma category-poetry category-spiritual-practice\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1928\" src=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-200x151.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-400x301.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-600x452.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-1200x904.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 1149px) 377px, (min-width: 1057px) 565px, (min-width: 965px) 1057px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"1140\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"Oahu sunrise 2025.MP\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/long-term-glioblastoma-brain-cancer-survivor\/\" aria-label=\"&#8220;And&#8221;\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/long-term-glioblastoma-brain-cancer-survivor\/\" aria-label=\"&#8220;And&#8221;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1928\" src=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1141\" role=\"presentation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-200x151.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-400x301.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-600x452.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-1200x904.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 1149px) 377px, (min-width: 1057px) 565px, (min-width: 965px) 1057px, \" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none;\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20250203_164539933.MP_-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery1140]\"  title=\"\" data-title=\"Oahu sunrise 2025.MP\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/long-term-glioblastoma-brain-cancer-survivor\/\">&#8220;And&#8221;<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>A new spiritual practice I birthed a new spiritual practice recently when we travelled to Hawaii. 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class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/13\/why-everyone-should-embrace-classic-literature-from-jane-eyre-to-overcoming-glioblastoma\/\">Why everyone should embrace classic literature: from Jane Eyre to overcoming Glioblastoma<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\u00a0 Everyone should read classics was the thought running amuck in my mind as Charlotte Bront\u00eb captivated me with Jane Eyre\u2019s simple, yet substantial character.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1108\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1108 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-brain-cancer tag-glioblastoma tag-remission\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider 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srcset=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5309.CR2_-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5309.CR2_-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5309.CR2_-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5309.CR2_-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5309.CR2_-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5309.CR2_-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 1149px) 377px, (min-width: 1057px) 565px, (min-width: 965px) 1057px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5309.CR2_-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"1093\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"IMG_5309.CR2\" data-caption=\"Family photo Oct. 2018\nCredit: Vicky Falk\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/22\/the-dark-night-of-the-soul\/\" aria-label=\"The Dark Night of the Soul\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/22\/the-dark-night-of-the-soul\/\">The Dark Night of the Soul<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Meeting with God \u201cWhere do you meet with God?\u201d The leader of the meditation\/spiritual circle I attend on Friday mornings asked. \u201cClose your eyes and<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1088\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1088 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advent-letter category-cancer-journey category-glioblastoma tag-advent tag-brain-cancer tag-glioblastoma\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul 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