Elizabeth Cripe
Bio
I have lived an incredible life! I've travelled the world, was an English teacher, lived through multiple life threatening illnesses and accidents. I am the CEO of a non-profit, a mom of two amazing kids, a proud linewife and a Jesus lover.
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Chocolate Cake
The C- word. The word “Cancer” is a death sentence people naturally want to run from; I run to it. I personally know the pain and fear that envelops a family. My younger brother,Jimmy, had died at the age of 8 from Leukemia. I was 10, old enough to remember the trips to the hospital, the hotels, the secret handshake he and I had, the nights of staying up to play the newest video game because he’d call and say he couldn’t sleep... and finally the haunting morning we got the call.
By Elizabeth Cripe5 years ago in Fiction
The Red Solo Cup
The red cup was there, in the frayed wire over the bridge. The bridge on main and 6th used to be filled with red cups, spelling out “I love dad” or “Anna will you go to prom with me”. Today, the solo red cup meant something quite different. I had to be careful, seeing it was one thing; acting on it brought dire consequences.
By Elizabeth Cripe5 years ago in Fiction
The Great Masquerader
When someone says, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” my initial reaction is to laugh, cry and have an overwhelming desire to throat punch the speaker. My children hallucinated, had bloody noses, unknown neurological issues, exhaustion, headaches, digestion issues and speech regression. My husband had uncharacteristic flares of fatigue, anger and ended up have surgery on both wrists. I was told I needed to have a partial hysterectomy, was taken by ambulance three times for my throat closing (not what you want your children to witness), struggled to form words, had extreme migraines, was angry and fatigued all the time…but yah this is supposed to make us stronger – or kill us.
By Elizabeth Cripe5 years ago in Motivation
