Kidd describes his journey with equal measures of humor, intelligence, wit, and grace. A great read not only for those seeking insight into the modalities of holism, but for anyone appreciative of the human spirit and its connections to the wider world. Kidd's embrace of nature and its teachings, approachable writing style, and words of wisdom in the face of mortality will resonate with readers on numerous levels.
-Eric Anderson (Citizen Potawatomi Nation), Haskell Indian Nations University
Nature Walking with Cancer is an unflinching look at coping with a devastating diagnosis, and finding healing in the planet we inhabit-often without consciousness of its power. By turns contemplative, heartbreaking, and funny, Randy Kidd's memoir is a testament to the ability of the human spirit to find resiliency and peace in the natural world, and to come to terms with the process of letting go.
-Robin Catalano, SATW Lowell Thomas Award-winning journalist and author
[Kidd's] book encourages us to live large and on the edge, to communicate with candid vulnerability, and to find our own North Star. His journey certainly covers all the bases: concussions, irresponsible dog walkers, the healing power of nature, and the inescapable mortality of the human condition. Whether you're living with cancer, or walking through your own dark battles, Randy reminds us that by staying active and grounded to our home, the Earth can give us real life. The wisdom that he leaves behind is a true legacy, and we are all blessed to have this book to ground us and motivate us as we battle life's fires.
-Ben Postlethwait, Kansas Director, The Nature Conservancy
Randy's gentle and open approach shines through in these pages, transforming you to a simpler place where love and nature are the cornerstone for a conscious, fulfilled journey.
-Dana Scott, Founder & CEO DogsNaturallyMagazine.com, FourLeafRover.com
Randy Kidd was a polymath, naturalist and master storyteller. His account of how to live with and eventually die from metastatic cancer is remarkable. He sets his soul free to discover what is ultimately to know about everything.
-H. C. Palmer is a poet, physician and veteran of the American War in Vietnam. His book, Feet of the Messenger, BkMk Press was a runner-up for the Balcones Poetry Prize in 2017.
Randy Kidd made it happen! He wrote his memoir with grace and a sense of peace, just as one would expect Randy to do. His love for nature and the human spirit shines throughout "Nature Walking with Cancer." Randy inspires us to live life to the fullest amongst nature, animals, family, and ourselves.
-Sandy Carlson, Program Manager, Symphony in the Flint Hills
Speaking to the vision of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Elie Wiesel stated, "For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. For not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are also responsible for what we are doing with those memories." The museum's vision is also it's gift as visitors are summoned not to turn away from suffering and pain that mark existence but to bear witness to it as an act of keeping faith with the living and the dead.
From beginning to end, in his book Nature Walking With Cancer: Reuniting the Human Spirit with the Soul of Nature, Randy Kidd has offered readers a similar gift, summoning us to keep faith with him as he bears witness to his own journey through life with terminal cancer; all with the hope that we might find our courage, a collective courage, to bear witness to the living through the telling of his story.
-Kevin Lee, Bereavement & Spiritual Care Coordinator, Hospice, Visiting Nurses Association.
