How does one find the silver lining in just about anything? It surely takes practice and diligence.
I say this as I'm recovering from the another blow, as my sister is now getting tested for ovarian cancer.
I don't even want to capitalize the name of it for fear of giving it power.
She's understandably concerned but rather than sit back in shock over the health crises of the family this year, we need to get her up and say, "OK, so worst-case scenario, you have Stage IV cancer. So then what? You'll have to start a healthy diet, quit smoking and exercise while taking chemo/radiation. Just start now and don't even wait the for the doctors and tests to be lined up."
As noted in my previous posts on myself and my Dad, the worst part is the waiting 'cause you sit there with all kinds of scenarios in the head. There is not the option of just riding this out to see where it heads. Insurance or No Insurance.
Pick up now. Start the healthy lifestyle. And if Life catches up to you, well, we've gotta have an end to the story sometime, right? Might as well make it a positive ending. Seek others and use this time to connect with people of the same fabric.
Cancer is crap. The silver lining is that if you find out you've got some time, use it fast. And when you come out on the other side - wherever it is - you can smile that you did the best you could.
Fight!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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Feel Good Pic & Poem #9
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| Freedom in spectacular blue Upon a foundation of green Flanked by the spirit of protective red. |
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