Comments on: Pump Up Your Book Chats with Bestselling Author Hope Edelman

By: Jill

Jill — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:01:47 +0000

This looks like a really interesting book. I’ll cross my fingers that my name is picked!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:18:37 +0000

Congratulations Bonnie! Happy reading!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:26:26 +0000

Thanks so much Hope and Dorothy! I am thrilled to be the winner and I am looking forward to reading Hope’s book. I’ve sent you an email Dorothy.

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:06:04 +0000

Hope has chosen a winner! Congratulations, Bonnie! You have until Dec. 18th to get us your email address. Send it to thewriterslife@yahoo.com. You will enjoy this one and congrats!

By: Hope

Hope — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:12:12 +0000

I remember that story, Dorothy. The mom and her son headed out this way, I believe, and even may have stayed in Topanga Canyon (where I live) on their way to New Mexico. Or maybe their lawyer lives here. There was some kind of Topanga connection, as I recall.
Heartbreaking story…I’m so glad it turned out well for him, healthwise.

By: Dorothy Thompson

Dorothy Thompson — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:38:49 +0000

To add to that, I kept telling him I would love to write about this…if I don’t, someone else will. He and his family were great friends when they still lived on the island. Actually I think the dad and one sister lives here but the mom and the rest of the kids moved across the bay.

By: Dorothy Thompson

Dorothy Thompson — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:37:03 +0000

We had a kid here from Chincoteague named Abraham Cherrix. I don’t know if any of you have heard of him but when the media got hold of his story, he was like on every talk show you can imagine. What happened with him is he got cancer and refused chemo. Had everyone all fired up – social services, court system. What he did was travel to New Mexico to find a natural cure and between that and Reiki, he was cancer free. Now, it took a court battle – they almost took him away from his parents because they weren’t forcing him to go through chemo but the chemo made him sicker than sick – he almost died. The problem I think is that the medical society doesn’t want you to know you can get cured holistic ways because that’s money out of their pocket but if more people would come out in the open with this, maybe we could see medical treatment go down in price?

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:51:48 +0000

I meant to add I am a mum to 3 teen boys, and yes, I do use the remedies my neighbour makes. So far none have failed.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:49:54 +0000

Hope,
My neighbour moved here from the Appalachia Mountains and he grew up with no doctors, only medicines gathered on the mountain. To this day he uses his me-maw’s recipes. One is of plants he collects and boils and does I do not know what to and guess what, the salve it makes to put on one’s chest is very similar to Vick’s Vapo-Rub (and I think works better-nothing against the company that makes Vick’s). I think one can learn a lot if one is willing to realise this “new age” medicine is not at all new, but tested throughout history. I know your book showed me to look outside of the box.

By: Hope

Hope — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:09:17 +0000

Thanks, J.W.! Very nice to meet you here.