This week is a time of reflection. Here are a few of them:
1. It was three weeks ago yesterday I found a lump in my breast. A lifetime has gone past from then until today. If you had told me the day before I found the lump that my next three weeks would look like it has I would have called anyone crazy. Surreal at best.
2. The importance of health. I'm really good of taking care of others but not as good as taking care of self. The importance of good health as well as health checks at the doctor are pretty high up in my priority list for the future.
3. One day at a time. You can't live life just looking one day ahead of course but to really value to importance of each day as it comes and embrace the beauty and tackle the challenges day by day has been something I've reflected upon for the past three weeks. And will continue to going forward.
4. The blessing of good friends and family. I don't ask for help very often or even let people help me ( I can hear laughter out there!) but over the past couple weeks I have embraced all the support anyone was able to give. I thank you all for that tremendous outpouring ofpositive energy.
5. "I don't know what to say". Many people have said that to me....and I have responded, "It's okay, I don't know what to say either". But my quoatable quote is "it is what it is". It's not a time to be able to have the answers or know what to say...it's a time of being able to be who we are and that's why we are friends.
Tony has been doing a lot of research on the way forward and what others have experienced when diagnosed with what I haave (triple negative is the key there). But for this week it's about healing after surgery and storing the energy in the body for what is to come when tackling the chemo cocktails in my diet in the near future.
I'm off to enjoy a cup of coffee and read the paper. Simple pleasures should never be understated.
That's going light on the blog is it? Methinks we have differing definitions :-)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you're home with the family and enjoying life's pleasures as they present themselves!
We are off for a walk in the park with Donna, Bianca, Maia, Bear, and me of course.
Love, LTIII
Dear Laurice,
ReplyDeleteAs you're doing, we have treasured every day since Fu Sing's 1st diagnosis with breast cancer 17 years ago and then even more so since the diagnosis of sarcoma cancer 12 years ago. With this diagnosis the first oncologist acted like he was giving us Fu Sing's death sentence. So, we treat the past 12 years as "a little extra time to experience and enjoy life." This last week or so since hearing your diagnosis we've reflected even more regarding taking care of ourselves AND how much we miss being with you. With the death last year of Ed's last sibling and younger brother he feels he's living on borrowed time as well.
The triple negative diagnosis and science is new to us. We've been reading up on it as well. We've downloaded the Kindle version of Surviving Triple Negative Breast Cancer by Patricia Prijatel. There are other books on Amazon. We can order and send (or you order, mail to us, and we'll send) any books you might like. (See separate email.)
We miss you, Tony, Keeley, and Zac all the time. We look forward to having some fun in Hawaii in the late summer. "Hilo Hattie's watch out!" Will be great sharing some time and fun with you guys, Lan and Cathy, and Scott and Marge.
Love, Fu Sing and Dad
Rest up! Glad to read your reflections and am sending you strength and love.
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