Getting ready for another battle

After my last blog update, I am happy to report the past week ( third week ) has been filled with "good days". Almost feeling like nothing was ever wrong with me. Escaping from the disease and the horrific treatment to "kill" it. Food began to taste good again, no aches or pains, my energy and stamina returns. I feel good enough to take a quick trip to the coast with my lovely husband to escape the heat wave with it's 100+  degree temperature. We have a great time.

As I am enjoying these days I think about how much cancer has changed my life and all who are in it. If I can say anything that I have learned to my family and friends it would be to create joy in your world. I never think of myself as a "sick person" and looking at me, you would not either. In fact every doctor that has examined me and there have been many, say to me, " if you did not tell me you had cancer I would never know, you are so healthy".

We wait for our closets to be cleaned, our to-do lists to be complete before we allow ourselves to have fun. We believe only after we get our "stuff" done we can take a breathe and live.

Well, cancer does not wait. Live now, burn the lists and narrow your focus to what really matters. 

When your heathy, you think cancer is so far away. But when you are sick, you realize that it is all around you, just open your eyes. Even though we think we have control over everything in our lives, we don't. 

There are things I am changing in my life, but for the most part I had already learned how precious life is and am living the best life I can. Learn from my experience. Remember what you are waiting for?

Live well. Be happy.

The best part of my day: My 13 year old daughter Shae. shaved the rest of my hair and said, I looked cute.

The worse part of my day: Knowing my third week was over. (tomorrow is chemo day)