The memoir is very popular these days. Here are memoir writing tips to help you with this popular genre that is as old as story telling itself. We use stories to leave a legacy and to teach others. The memoir helps leave traditions from one generation to the next. People want their lives to have meaning and the memoir is one way to do this.
We do not want to be separated from our past. With this new technology this is possible with all the fast moving information that becomes obsolete it seems as quickly as it was made available. We somehow write about the future though when we write about the past and the present. They all come together in our words.
The act of writing the act of giving voice to our experiences, thoughts and feelings, changes how we are in the moment and how we move forward. When the past is securely nailed to the page, we can use it as an anchor while we adventure into the rest of our lives into even the unfathomable twenty first century.
Out of our heads and our hearts comes the material we will use for our memoir. Memories is by definition what makes up our memoirs. But a true and complete memoir will go beyond the personal experiences.
We need to research and go beyond our memories. When we look for information outside our memories will be inspired and refreshed as our memories are flushed out and made fuller. Talk to friends and family to help flesh out the detail.
Get together with siblings and others who you shared experiences with and talk about your memories. You will be surprised at how much of the experience will come back to you. When you hear other versions of the same experience you will have a new outlook and new insight to an old memory. This will make your memoir writing fresher. The best memoir writing tips is to always have fun writing it.
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How I Used The Fresh Papaya (PawPaw):
The fruit was to be consumed ‘As is’ because we always have a small plate of fruit everyday around 5 pm.
I planned on adding a teaspoon of seeds into my Yogurt at lunchtime.
The ‘Coleslaw’ I would add to any Salad (even in a sandwich) as it’s summertime in Oz and we are eating a lot of Salads. Don’t know what I am going to do in the Winter though? If you have any ideas please add them as a comment so everyone can benefit.
I had also planned on five serves per day because I thought it would be better to ‘Drip Feed’ it into me, as my wife thinks I am a ‘Drip’ sometimes anyway – so that should fit.
Now… Continue reading Prostate Cancer Diary - My Papaya Recipe
Monday 6th Feb 2012: My Prostate Cancer Diary.
So here is the problem. I have dismissed Surgery completly and that leads me to Radio Therapy as the only available conventional medical alternative.
My Oncologist want me to have Hormone Treatment to:
- a: Slow the Growth of the Cancer cells by (basically) chemically castrating me. Ouch!
- b: Shrink the Prostate down to a smaller target for his magic Death Ray.
I didn’t want to do that with Hormone treatment, but can appreciate why he wants to do that.
So I’m looking into all types of Natural and Alternative medications.
The best I have come up with is PawPaw (Papaya) as there have been quite a few studies with very promising reasults, PLUS it has been… Continue reading Prostate Cancer Diary - My Natural Alternative
Prostate Treatments and Me.
Long time coming since my last post – but I have been kinda busy…. Tests – tests and more tests 
So this is the latest:
My Urologist sent me to the Radio Oncologist because I decided I do NOT want surgery. Apparently I can’t have Brachyatherapy (my original choice) because my Gleason Score is 8 – too high, so External Beam Therapy is the only option, even though they only found cancer cells in ONE of the TEN Biopsies they took.
HOWEVER: (I am discovering LOTS of ‘Howevers’), the Oncologist wants me to have Hormone Treatment first to bring my enlarged prostate down in size.
An ‘Average’ prostate is about 40mm – about the size of a small Plum -… Continue reading My Personal Prostate Cancer Treatment Options
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