the love story
We tell stories because they heal us — and
His Name is Eric is a love story that reminds us of the power found in vulnerability.
Phillipa Leseberg opens the door to a deeply personal journey, one that brought she and her beloved husband Eric from the confines of traditional treatment in the United States to the hope of alternative healing in Mexico. Their love was the foundation, and their story is the legacy.
Below are pieces of their journey — moments of love, reflection, and the quiet strength that carried them through. Let this story be a reminder that even in our hardest moments, there is beauty, there is hope, and there is healing.
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Part One: the beginning of the love story
From, His Name is Eric
“I love and appreciate that you are YOU, and I’m thrilled that you are my new and forever lover and husband. I celebrate that we finally found each other. I love and appreciate that we adore each other, and that we share a level of respect and freedom I’ve never experienced.”
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Part two: Diagnosis and U.S. Treatment Phase
From, His Name is Eric
What had started with a niggle that Thanksgiving Day in 2015, an annoying ache in his upper back, grew progressively worse over the next few weeks. We didn’t take it too seriously, as we had both experienced sore backs over the years.
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Part three: Mexico Healing Phase
Facebook Post - October 23, 2016
What would you do if you were told by your doctor that you only had six weeks left to live? Well, I don’t know about you, but we’re saying, ‘screw that!’ We’ve packed our bags and we’re heading down to a fantastic clinic in Mexico. Please join me in visualizing Eric happy and completely transformed in health.
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Part four: the end of the love story
Facebook Post - December 18, 2016
One of the most difficult things for Eric about his disease is the hopelessness, helplessness, and feeling out of control with what’s happening to his body. Love each other, hug each other
. . . because the truth is, none of us really knows how long we have.
Phillipa Leseberg | Facebook post –
January 14, 2017
I didn’t feel like writing a post tonight, so I wrote a poem:
Please Don’t Go! (Written for Eric, by Phillipa)
Please don’t go!
Selfishly, I am not ready to lose you…
I am not ready to explore who I am without you by my side.
Please don’t go!
You’ve fought so hard this past year…
Dealt with more than most can bear,
Please don’t go!
We have come so far, and gone so deep…
Yet, we have only begun to explore the universes of each other.
Please don’t go!
There is more work for you to do, more of YOU to Become…
The world needs the rare and unique BEing you are,
To help connect the dots with health, big data and technology.
Please don’t go!
You’ve learned so much throughout the journey…
About yourself, me as your life partner, our friends, our families.
Please don’t go!
Your daughters need the Life Coach in you…
Your grand-kids need the Wise Man within…
coaching, guiding, and role modeling for them.
Please don’t go!
What about all the things left unsaid?
What about all the places you yearn to visit?
I’m asking nicely,
But I mean it…
Please don’t go!
Please Don’t Go!
(Written for Eric,
by Phillipa)
Please don’t go!
Selfishly, I am not ready to lose you…
I am not ready to explore who I am without you by my side.
Please don’t go!
You’ve fought so hard this past year…
Dealt with more than most can bear,
Please don’t go!
We have come so far, and gone so deep…
Yet, we have only begun to explore the universes of each other.
Please don’t go!
There is more work for you to do, more of YOU to Become…
The world needs the rare and unique BEing you are,
To help connect the dots with health, big data and technology.
Please don’t go!
You’ve learned so much throughout the journey…
About yourself, me as your life partner, our friends, our families.
Please don’t go!
Your daughters need the Life Coach in you…
Your grand-kids need the Wise Man within…
coaching, guiding, and role modeling for them.
Please don’t go!
What about all the things left unsaid?
What about all the places you yearn to visit?
I’m asking nicely,
But I mean it…
Please don’t go!
Phillipa Leseberg | Facebook post – January 14, 2017
I didn’t feel like writing a post tonight, so I wrote a poem:
His Name is Eric is simply a stunning piece of writing that I couldn’t put down
It is a book that has the potential to change lives.
— Mary Artino, Author of Lessons on Loss Not Taught: The Art of Hospice: How Dying Can Hold, Insight, Grace and Beauty.
Her description of the alternative treatments in Mexico was fascinating.
It was a perfect read.
— Paula Tomlinson, Director of Software Engineering, Satellites and Rocket Engines, and Stage III Breast Cancer Survivor.
Even though I knew the outcome, I found myself rooting for Eric. Really beautifully written. Great imagery.
Devastating, but beautiful. Truly.
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Facebook post
January 25, 2017
Eric told me today he was afraid he’d be forgotten. I reminded him we’ve been sharing his journey with our Facebook world, and he has many supporters following the journey every day and cheering him on from the sidelines. I reminded him, who knows, maybe I’ll write a book about his journey. Either way, he will never be forgotten!!
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Facebook Post
October 30, 2016
Eric is now experiencing every alternative / advanced medical treatment there is, many not offered in the U.S. THIS is what we believe will save his life, and he is totally on board. This is a complete and utter turnaround, and he is not alone. Almost everyone who finds their way serendipitously to this place has been on a similar journey—one of self-discovery and self-empowerment!
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Facebook post
January 20, 2016
So incredibly grateful to the team of world-class surgeons who replaced a part of Eric’s spine with a titanium cage last week. Our world tilted just a little more with the cancer diagnosis a couple of days ago. Blessings and prayers most graciously accepted for the right path for Eric lighting up!
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the love story
These images tell an inspiring story of love, healing, and the courage to step away from the ordinary. Each photo is a chapter in Phillipa and Eric’s journey, where hope took root in the most unexpected places. Let these moments remind you of the beauty found in life’s toughest challenges.
from, his name is eric: As we walked by the fountain, my new husband pulled me in tight, put one hand on each side of my face, and whispered, “This was the best day of my life. I married the woman of my dreams, and I promise I shall always be here for you, and I’ll always always be your biggest cheerleader.”
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