#124 - Don't Like Timing for Others

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

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

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.