I truly believe that I am on a journey.... a spiritual one, an emotional one, a health one, and a journey of finding a simpler way to live. Frankly, as I was prepping to quit my job -- these were all things that I wanted to achieve: more time to focus on my family, my faith, my health. I would have preferred not to go about it hand in hand with battling cancer...but, perhaps, it is through this battle that I will discover a more focused way to live. Live being the operative word.
The stitches came out today. "You'll only feel a pull". Yep -- guess who was not appropriately managing my expectations again?? I nearly ripped a whole in Chris' arm. Ouch. I'll get fitted for my prosthetic next week and can start figuring out what shoes I can wear. My thrill of the day was returning the knee caddie...my primary mode of operation for over two months. As much as the girls loved playing with it, they both cheered when they heard it was gone. I think they are ready for mom to walk too.
I'm reading cookbooks that explore vegetarian, vegan and cancer-fighting. I'm intrigued and a little excited. A new adventure. I'm realizing that not only do I need this for myself, but I have an opportunity to guide the girls' tastebuds so that they grow up loving healthy, antioxidant, cancer-fighting foods. They will be high-risk for cancer...so I need to get them on the health train now.
Today, I am grateful for our dog, O. He is a needy little dude, but he has been a comfort, a couch-warmer and a pal. He has managed to step on my node biopsy incision more times than I can count - but I still love him.
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