What I'm thankful for:
I'm most thankful for my network of family/friends/coworkers who have weathered the storm with me
I'm thankful that my mum watches Milo when I feel too sick to do so and she lets me hang out on the couch and watch TV at their place while she takes care of all of us and that she has many many good friends to go to and talk to when she needs to
I'm thankful that my dad has been really strong and that he's taking really good care of himself right now and I'm very proud of him for doing that and I'm thankful that my dad has the support of his family and coworkers during this time
I'm thankful that my brother is healthy and that he's on the right path to finding his own happiness and that we're so close and that I've employed him as my part time psychologist. I've found that there are things I will never repeat out loud about myself (not even on this blog) and what goes on in my head that I can only tell my brother and I always feel so much better after I've talked to him
I'm so very thankful for having Shawn in my life and that he has managed to be my rock throughout this experience even though support for him has been noticeably absent. Our bond is still just as strong as it was before (stronger of course) and he is simply an incredible human being that I thank my lucky stars every night that he is lying beside me
I'm thankful to Shawn's mom for being in my life as well and for making us dinners and treats and taking Milo for long walks and for getting out there every weekend and doing a walk for a good cause and for walking in my name for the CIBC Run (walk) for the Cure
I'm thankful for my little grey monkey Milo who is just now a year old and at 75 lbs thinks he's a lap dog but he's a snuggler and I'm thankful for that and the unconditonal love that he has given me and that he hasn't seemed to notice or care about my drastic change in appearance
I'm thankful to my boss who has allowed me space to conquer this head on and has not pressured me at all about going to work physically (I switched to work from home), even though others at work are putting the pressure on to get me back in office before I'm ready
I'm thankful for my family that live in other parts of the world who I have become so much closer to during this time
I am thankful to my roommates Kit and Carol for making living at home 'business as usual,' for not treating me any different then before and never once letting me catch you give an odd look that I walk around a lot of days with no 'surgical bra' and only one boob and always whip off my hat and/or wig and chuck it on the table when I get home and that you put up with Milo being a pest on a daily basis
I'm thankful to my friends who have been a catalyst in my 'being normal' and to those of them that still break my b*lls and don't walk on eggshells around me and still make fun of me and joke around with me and simply engage me. Laura, Carm, Kat, Caroline, Julie(s) Joanna, Mari, Jess, Kel, Michelle, Kendra, Lisa. Thanks to all of you. To anyone I forgot, I'm looking forward to having my b*lls busted over it. :P
I'm thankful that having cancer really made it easy for me to define my true friends, and I'm thankful that this experience made some acquaintances become friends throughout this and I'm even more thankful for seeing that some people went from friend to acquaintance which is just as valuable to determine
And lastly, I'm thankful to myself for being strong enough to not allow the negative thoughts to be more than fleeting and for being able to look at the positive in all situations no matter how dire they seem on the surface
Happy Thanksgiving to All! What are you thankful for?
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4 comments:
I thank Jesus for you. You survived the storm and have been an inspiration too.
My mom fought the same battle along with other health complications. Today, this has made not only her, but my entire family closer and stronger in faith.
God Bless!
I just turned 26. A week before my birthday I was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer.
Lump was removed as well as 3 lymph nodes. They came back negative! Yay!
Next week the oncologist will recommend radiation, chemo, and Tamoxifen to make sure the cancer doesn't return.
I am scared. Because I chose to be nice to my body. Instead of harmfull treatments I will be using alternative natural methods. There's a hundred different proven methods that does the same as conventional methods, just without toxins and harming your healthy innocent cells.
This decision was only made today. Until a few weeks ago I was fully waiting/making peace with the idea of chemo/radiation/Tamoxifen. I believe there is a better way. I owe my body a better chance.
You never expect to hear "it is cancer" at this young age. I haven't got kids yet. I haven't lived the best of my life yet.
It is now time for me to start doing all those things. I am a survivor.
Luné
At the risk of sounding shallow and not busting your b***'s I'm thankful for having you in my life and drawing from your strength. Keep your book going, people want to read what goes on in your mind when you look back on these years, years from now. /Ray
I'm thankful for having your endearing words to read and being listed fourth hee hee!
Awwe Kelly the tears flow when I read some of the emotional parts but then a second later - well a couple of sentences later, a smile is plastered on my face. So I am thankful for humour - it keeps the world going around when I mislay my rose tinted reality disguisers.
xC
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