#124 - Don't Like Timing for Others

My Timing

My timing is pretty good. In 2 weeks I will have my last radiation, then a couple days of doc appointments and then a free week before Christmas! Daily raditaion has taken up time, but at least I haven't felt exhausted...yet. I'm ready to begin enjoying Christmas.

Sad For Some
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​Lately I've been thinking about all the people who are just getting diagnosed with cancer, as the holidays begin. What must that be like? I learned my gloomy news, the day before Memorial Day weekend. Those first days of torturous worry were on bright sunny days, not drab wintery ones.   

​And my family and friends were not distracted with their own holiday to-do lists. They had time to reach out and make me feel cared for.  I'm so grateful I didn't have to begin this whole cancer business, in the midst of busy holidays.

​Last Year
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Last year, Don and I enjoyed the holidays as we always do. We had no clue what was ahead in 2016.  I'm glad we didn't.  I figure we'll play ukes again this year.  And we'll be feeling extra grateful to celebrate Christmas, with so much behind us.  But a serious part of me will always know... things are different now. I have been changed. And a big part of me will be thinking about all those people, I don't know... who are just beginning their battle.