Moving On

I am 11 weeks past chemotherapy, 1 week out of radiation, 1 day without my wig, and one step at a time, I am putting this phase behind me! A few symptoms linger, like the fatigue, fingertip numbness, and hot flashes, but over all I am doing well. I exercise nearly every day, and am up to a half hour walking at an 8.5% incline at 3.5 mph each day. Exercise is so fundamental to fighting a recurrence that I don't allow myself to even think about whether I feel up to doing it - I just go to the gym and before I know it, I am done and feel good about myself.

I just got a call to say that the wife of a friend of ours was just diagnosed with breast cancer. I thank God that I feel I am in a position now to help others through this. Her husband asked how do we deal with this, and I told him that you need to just accept it as you would any other challenge in your life (being unemployed, for instance), and face it with determination to make it through despite how dark it gets. The worst thing you can do is to sink into depression, feeling sorry for yourself. You need to take it one day at a time, and with God's help you can stay positive about making it through.

I Thank God for this New Day!