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A recent post I wrote confused a few readers. "Was that happening now or was that when you were sick in 2014?" And even though I blogged and wrote a book about surviving cancer, I haven't been fully transparent about my life and disease. So here goes a review of life at the Burnses over…
Dear Julia, I wanted to share this text with you from my friend who has pancreatic cancer… I thought it would make you feel good to hear positive results from a reader… we are taking our copy to Washington with us. Beverly, I have almost finished your cousin’s book! It is just exactly what I…
“With long life will I satisfy her and show her my salvation.”—Psalm 91:16 My church is preaching healing over me during the service--wth the entire congregation. And guess what? It's working. None of my symptoms have completely disappeared but they are all better. My tinnitus is softer, no more nausea, my lymphedema is resolving, my…
Hi Julia,Great news! Who Cares What the Numbers Say was selected to be an Amazon monthly deal for the month of July. This means that the ebook will be on sale for 99¢ for the month. One of the great side products that often comes from these deals are more reviews. While this is an Amazon deal, the…
In the tremendous grief our family suffered last year during my husband’s illness, we have heeded the whisper Oprah speaks about in her book The Pathway Made Clear. Our uniqueness allowing each of us to grow and connect through the pain. “Where is Andy,” I wonder, “I have to tell him that Michael got a…
While practicing psychiatry in my home office, I had many patients who were receiving grief counseling and trauma healing. Each patient had a unique need to know the how, why, and when of this illness—an illness that could eventually separate us, even if I lived. My plan was to discharge my grief patients and pediatric…
I spent Mother’s Day with my cousin who is more like a sister. We had such fun reminiscing about our Mother’s and eating good Southern food—hash browns, biscuits, BBQ and hush puppies, casseroles with Cream of Chicken soup. YUM! It was a splendid holiday of love and laughter. I needed the break because the week…
“Nonfiction writers face a sticky choice: to confide in the reader or confess to the reader? Julia Burns beautifully, artfully—often humorously—balances both. She confides and confesses, and the honesty of her words strikes at the heart of the nonfiction writer’s goal to always to write the truth.” -Scott Mason, WRAL-TV’s Tar Heel Traveler Author of…
The life of a psychiatrist can be odd. Today, seven patients were scheduled. Two late-canceled, two no-showed. That left one who got sick, and two who came. No-shows were rare during the first decade I practiced medicine—probably no more than three or four. But the chaos of summer, and the mores of 2018 combined to…
Having a new book come out is like birthing a child. I'm happy to announce the birth of WHO CARES WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY? a journey in defying cancer . Weighing in at 1/2 pound and 8 inches, It is available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon, see links below. Thank you for ordering your…