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5 Year Surgiversary! My Second Birthday!
I’ve made plenty of posts on this blog about my medical journey, so I’m not going to go through that again. Please read them, if you’re...
Shay Horner
May 19, 20234 min read


Surgery is like Climbing Everest!
I have often compared the surgery for this disease to climbing Mt Everest. Getting to the peak can be brutal but there you are, looking...
Shay Horner
May 19, 20232 min read


Understanding God’s Creation; Some things are not knowable.
I know that this subject is one of the most complex and divisive topics in the Church, and in the world today but I want to share my views on this subject, because there are people that I love and adore on both sides. It’s not my intention to cause controversy but this subject, by its very nature does. I understand the arguments on both sides and in the end I had to come to a place of loving all of the people involved. I’m certain that many will disagree with my understanding
Shay Horner
May 12, 202312 min read


Gifts vs Fruits of His Spirit
It is so important for Christians to understand the difference between “Gifts” of the Spirit and “Fruits” of the Spirit. We are commanded...
Shay Horner
May 10, 20235 min read


Intentional Parenting vs Reactionary Parenting
So lately I have noticed a commercial by Etsy called “Growing up”. In it, it has scene after scene of a teenage girl being, what I would...
Shay Horner
May 9, 20234 min read


Lessons from The Trees
I have been in ministry, or helping people, for the majority of my life now. When I was young, I felt like I was too young for people to...
Shay Horner
May 5, 20233 min read


The Moment
I shared this with a friend, who’s dealing with a heart wrenching situation with her son right now. After our writing, I felt like I...
Shay Horner
May 1, 20233 min read


Different streams in the Church. What does Convergence mean?
I am so thankful for the teachers that I sat under during my seminary training and the understanding, that I believe, of how the Body of...
Shay Horner
Apr 30, 20233 min read


If I weren’t a Christian, how would I want to be treated?
Luke 10:27 He (Jesus) answered, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with...
Shay Horner
Apr 20, 20232 min read


Surgical Treatment of a Tarlov Cyst
How is a Tarlov Cyst treated surgically? Because the TC is the actual nerve root that comes directly off of the spinal cord, it can not...
Shay Horner
Apr 20, 20235 min read


PEA (Palmitoylethanolamide)
People ask me questions about PEA constantly. I’ve answered time and again in the support groups and members can search for those...
Shay Horner
Apr 20, 20237 min read


Non Surgical Treatment of Tarlov Cysts
Non surgical options Please remember that you need to work with your medical providers to create the Protocols that work for you. Always...
Shay Horner
Apr 20, 20239 min read


Advice for the TC “Newbies”!
Patients can have vastly different reactions to this diagnosis. For many, who have been searching for answers for decades, they can feel...
Shay Horner
Apr 20, 20236 min read


Post Op Scarring; A cautionary tale about post op!
I tell this to any post op patient when they want to start doing too much, too soon after surgery. It’s natural for people to want to get...
Shay Horner
Apr 19, 20235 min read


What is a Tarlov Cyst?
I am writing this in simple language and layman’s terms, to help patients and doctors better understand Tarlov Cysts and the other...
Shay Horner
Apr 17, 20236 min read


Circle of Relationships
Growing up I led a nomadic existence. My father had been a Green Beret and after his service we made several moves across the country as he tried to find his place in the world. Because of this I attended 13 different schools before finishing high school. This created in me an inability to understand friendship in healthy ways. I could make “friends” anywhere, but I didn’t know how to keep them. It was most difficult with girls. Girls are hard… They typically didn’t like the
Shay Horner
Apr 17, 20235 min read


Why it can take so long for a diagnosis
It took me close to 2 decades of searching to figure out my TCs and even then I had to figure it out on my own. I have been dealing with...
Shay Horner
Apr 17, 20232 min read


Positive Attitude!
If you’re dealing with some form of suffering in your life, whether it’s spiritual, emotional or physical, it can cause all kinds of...
Shay Horner
Apr 12, 20233 min read


Name it and Claim it!
“You know, the devil stole your baby!?” said the woman in the hall of the church that I was visiting after the death of my son Robby. I...
Shay Horner
Apr 10, 20234 min read


Resounding Gongs and Clanging Cymbals!
“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of Angels, but I have not Love, I am but a resounding gong and a clanging cymbal” 1...
Shay Horner
Apr 9, 20232 min read
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