Love Letter to Life 05.18.2026 Adjustments

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, This morning I considered the spiritual chiropractic adjustments that happen within me. I stop and center myself in the moment. I breathe in energy and breathe out blockages. Rejuvenating and releasing, repeating this consciously and unconsciously throughout the day. The Body gives itself chiropractic adjustments. This clears the Mind and allows Spirit to guide me. Like the rivers flowing from the mountaintops to the sea, I flow in the currents of my Life Force.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

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Love Letter to Life 05.16.2026 Tidal Pools

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, Childhood summers were spent playing outdoors and in tidal pools along the shore. At a pre-verbal age, kneeling in a tidal pool with my diaper heavy with saltwater and my bare back tan and warm, I felt: I am the sand, I am the ocean, I am the air, I am the sun, I am the light. This deep “knowing” has served me throughout my life, including the cancer journey, by reminding me, I am safe. I can access this meaning-making moment of being at peace at anytime because it is timeless, living within me. The sun shines on desert sand just as it sparkles on tidal pools, reflecting light. We are one.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

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Love Letter to Life 05.15.2026 It’s A Wrap

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, Today ends the semester and we have final critiques. I’ve had a productive four months in my campus studio. Daily practice of making art produced over a 150 paintings, collages, and drawings: two books of 30 paintings each, two exhibits including the Inside/Out Project. Now I am moving into a new theme: We Are Nature, We Are Wonder. I am grateful and happy to be an artist.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

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Love Letter to Life 05.13.2026 Clear

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, PetScan is clear. I stopped treatment one year ago. The chemo port in my chest will be removed surgically in the next few weeks. I am grateful beyond words. The cancer journey is not traveled alone. Thank you all for the love and support.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

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Love Letter to Life 05.10.2026 Mother’s Day Story

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, My mother asked me in 2012, after my father’s death, to please find her first grandchild. I had searched for decades for Tracy, my daughter, born in 1968 and released for adoption. January 14th, 2020, hours after I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lymphoma, Tracy connected with me through Ancestry: our DNA was a match. Fifty years of mother love surged through me, giving me the strength to heal. Rose met Tracy in 2021, her wish granted. She died at 94 years old in 2024. This is Tracy and Rose. Bless all the beautiful mothers in my family and the world. Thank you for all the miracles in my life!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Love Letter to Life 05.08.2026 Relief

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, PetScan report on first reading looks good. I will go over it on Tuesday with oncologist. Relief comes with the feeling of exhaustion due to days of anticipation. Also, the scan requires an injection of chemicals that takes my body 48 plus hours to process. Feeling more like myself today. I am grateful for my resilient body and all of your prayers.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

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Love Letter to Life 05.06.26 Tubing

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, I was up at 6:30am and scraping ice off windshield. After a 14 minute drive, I was at Xray Associates where I laid still in a dark room with intravenous dye injection for an hour. Then at 8:30am, into the tube for the PetScan. Report will hopefully be ready by Friday. I have bloodwork and see oncologist on Tuesday. Hightailed it home for coffee and breakfast. Now go to campus studio for a few hours. Feels good to have scan behind me.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

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Love Letter to Life 05.04.2026 Jitterbug

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, I have a case of nervousness. Six month PetScan is Wednesday at 7:00am. Ramping up to scans/tests then waiting for results is always bumpy. Challenge is to stay present and not to project. I feel healthy as a result of taking good care of my body, mind, and spirit. However, every cancer patient knows this dance: the Jitterbug. I put my hand in God’s and paint while bouncing around.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

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