I will not complain about all the things that irritated me during my radiation treatment. I will only say that I am grateful.
I am grateful that I have a general practice doctor who listened to me when I said 'something just isn't right'. He went the extra mile and ran extra tests that found my cancer. I am grateful that I am now cancer free.
I am grateful that my mother's gall bladder attacked her. If it hadn't happened, then we might not have found her cancer so early. I am grateful that she is now cancer free.
I am grateful that my father in law is now also cancer free. He found his cancer after watching my children when I had surgery. I'm not saying that my crazy house caused his cancer, but I'm darn sure it didn't help.
I am grateful for all the friends who called to see if there was anything they could do, or say, or pray for.
I am grateful for children who pitched in to help out around the house. Instead of acting out and causing trouble because they were under stress, my children stepped up and made sure to add as little extra stress as possible. One of the vice principle's called me just this week to comment on how he hasn't seen a single one of my kids this year. Yes, that is a miracle.
I am grateful for a husband who stood by me and helped me deal with these issues in my own way. He handles stress and grief in a different way than I do, but he honored me by letting me handle things my own way. For that, I am extremely grateful.
The past year has been incredibly difficult, but with the help of family and friends, we managed to get by. I am grateful to begin a new year with a healthy family.
Cause if y'all didn't know,
cancer sucks.
5 comments:
Great post...you do have alot to be thankful for! So glad to hear you're doing better and fighting this cancer! That sucks that y'all don't have a zoo close by. Ours is awesome and Hunter loves it!
So glad your kids have stepped up and helped out. And yea, that is a lot of cancer in your family at once. So glad things are getting better now.
So glad that many things are behind you. 2012 is a whole new start.
Yes, it does. In so many ways. I am so grateful not to have run headlong right into as you have. I am also grateful that you and your family are well now and have lived to tell the tale.
If there was a "Like" button, I'd click "Like"
Blessings to all! :)
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