Hi Kimberly,
I had a huge breach of faith with this diagnosis - I won't go into it all, but my beliefs were yanked out by the roots and thrown to the wind. Slowly I have learned that the first step for me was acceptance and the second was to release this lesson back to the infinite as soon as it has been learned.
But what really turned it around for me in the blink of an eye, as they say, was watching this video called "the Secret" - you can watch it online for $5 or buy it, or watch it for the $5 and take $5 off if you decide to buy it. I watched it first and then bought it and I am going to watch a little of it each day - it's the most wonderful thing I've seen or heard in ages. It is spiritual but I would not call it religious and I think any beliefs would not be offended, but only be uplifted by it's message.
Here's the website in case you are interested:
http://whatisthesecret.tv/
I also do raku, but my main art is glass. Sometime we should talk.
Best to You,
Donna