Back to work

adventurebob
adventurebob Member Posts: 691
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
I went back to work last week. Guided hikes and mindful walks in the Palm Springs area all last week. Some at 10,00 feet and some in the valley in 115 degree heat. It felt so good to be back helping people get outdoors. First time working in over a year. 6 months post treatment was Tuesday. The body does heal.I'm back.

Bob
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  • pattyanny
    pattyanny Member Posts: 544
    #2
    Wow!
    Great job Bob! 6 mos is amazing! I could not take a flight of stairs! Just be careful, and watch your nutrition! Good luck & God bless! What a great accomplishment! Love & Prayers, Patty
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #3
    Hi Bob
    That is great news my friend to hear you are back doing what you love. Nothing helps the body to heal faster than being in a place where we are happy to be.

    Enjoy Live
    Hondo
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #4
    Terrific.
    Good for you!! Makes me happy to read that you are back to work and doing what you enjoy.
  • Jimbo55
    Jimbo55 Member Posts: 590 Member
    #5
    Bob
    Yes...I'll bet that felt really good Bob. Excellent News. Cheers

    Jimbo
  • buzz99
    buzz99 Member Posts: 404
    #6
    Great News
    It is wonderful you are back to work. Being outdoors does wonders for one's mood even at 115 degrees! Karen
  • D Lewis
    D Lewis Member Posts: 1,581 Member
    #7
    This is your JOB?
    How wonderful! And here I was all happy and excited to get back to my DESK! So happy to hear the news. Have a wonderful day, every day! Oh... wait... you already do. Keep up the good work.

    Deb
  • D Lewis
    D Lewis Member Posts: 1,581 Member
    #8
    D Lewis said:

    This is your JOB?
    How wonderful! And here I was all happy and excited to get back to my DESK! So happy to hear the news. Have a wonderful day, every day! Oh... wait... you already do. Keep up the good work.

    Deb

    Oh, and ...
    Nowadays, every walk I take seems to be of the mindful kind. I'm thinking that what you have experienced in your life will be making you even better at your job. Celebrate life!

    Deb
  • fisrpotpe
    fisrpotpe Member Posts: 1,349 Member
    #9
    Outstanding
    Great news it went well and you had fun along with others who enjoyed the time.

    Congrats!
  • Glenna M
    Glenna M Member Posts: 1,576
    #10
    Wonderful news!!
    Congratulations Bob on getting back to work especially after only 6 months. Your job sounds like an ideal job as I love the outdoors but don't think I could take the 115 degree heat :)

    Stay well,
    Glenna
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #11
    D Lewis said:

    This is your JOB?
    How wonderful! And here I was all happy and excited to get back to my DESK! So happy to hear the news. Have a wonderful day, every day! Oh... wait... you already do. Keep up the good work.

    Deb

    Hi Debbie
    I like you background, I am on my way to see some Mountains off the cost of Honduras. I am going to be like Bob, in a place I love doing something I love to do. Great healing for the spirit, mind and body.

    Take care
    Hondo
  • Kent Cass
    Kent Cass Member Posts: 1,898 Member
    #12
    Glenna M said:

    Wonderful news!!
    Congratulations Bob on getting back to work especially after only 6 months. Your job sounds like an ideal job as I love the outdoors but don't think I could take the 115 degree heat :)

    Stay well,
    Glenna

    Great-
    to hear the news, Bob. It is a large thing- getting back at it, so to speak, and you are there. Positively excellent.

    kcass
  • D Lewis
    D Lewis Member Posts: 1,581 Member
    #13
    Further meditations on the "mindful walks" concept...
    I got to spend quite a bit of time working in the Palm Springs area, about ten years ago. It's a very 'well heeled' group of folks who hang out in that neck of the woods. I can imagine that being guided on a 'mindful walk' and having their attention drawn to the incredible beauty of the natural area around them must be a very meaningful experience.

    Now, "mindful walks" in my neck of the woods are quite a different thing. I was meditating on the concept as I cleaned my sawbuck pack saddle today. "Mind that rattlesnake under the rock ledge behind you!" "Mind that steep drop-off at the switchback in the trail!" "Mind you don't fall off when your horse jumps over that water crossing!" "Mind that wasp nest up ahead, your horse might get stung."

    Deb
  • connieprice1
    connieprice1 Member Posts: 300 Member
    #14
    Congratulations Bob
    I am so happy to hear you are back at work, although it really isn't work if you love what you are doing. Watch that heat though. Salute from, Homer & Connie
  • adventurebob
    adventurebob Member Posts: 691
    #15
    Thank you friends
    I appreciate all your kind supportive words. It is such a blessing to have a job that I love and to be able to be strong and healthy enough to do it again. I wish the same for all of you.

    AB
  • hawk711
    hawk711 Member Posts: 566
    #16
    Congrats AB
    Bob
    So glad to hear you're back at it. I went back to work also last year and shouldn't have really. I think you did the right thing to wait till you had the strength. I hope you are enjoying the usefulness again,have fun...
    all the best
    Steve
  • KTeacher
    KTeacher Member Posts: 1,103
    #17
    Double Wow! I finished
    Double Wow! I finished treatment mid October 2010. Went back to work in January. After the fact, I went back too early. I felt great in December and then caught a virus. I have been very fatigued. Never was so happy to have breaks at school. winter, Easter and now summer. Listen to your body and keep that water bottle handy.
  • luv4lacrosse
    luv4lacrosse Member Posts: 1,410 Member
    #18
    GREAT TO BE BUSY
    Bob, so good to hear you are back doing what you love. Being busy is very therapeutic.

    Keep pushing forward, Here's to living life to the fullest.

    Best!!

    Mike
  • jeepman
    jeepman Member Posts: 109
    #19
    Living Proof
    Bob,

    Thanks for all of your support to so many here. You are an inspiration to many and living proof that if you live an active lifestyle, take care of yourself, and live healthy you can tolerate treatment well and bounce back to your life quickly. Good luck and God bless,

    BTW- I can't wait to get back to walking the Appalacian Trail and hundreds of miles of trails and waterfalls here in NC.

    Mike
  • Goalie
    Goalie Member Posts: 184
    #20
    jeepman said:

    Living Proof
    Bob,

    Thanks for all of your support to so many here. You are an inspiration to many and living proof that if you live an active lifestyle, take care of yourself, and live healthy you can tolerate treatment well and bounce back to your life quickly. Good luck and God bless,

    BTW- I can't wait to get back to walking the Appalacian Trail and hundreds of miles of trails and waterfalls here in NC.

    Mike

    If you are up to ...
    "walking the Appalachian Trail" then your treatment must not be that bad. I had enough to do just keeping up with my wife those last few weeks ...
  • Lelia
    Lelia Member Posts: 98
    #21
    "Guided hikes and mindful walks" sounds like a metaphor for life
    Cooler up in the altitudes and hot and dry--but beautiful--in the valleys, ain't it the truth.

    What great news AB, gives Independence Day new meaning. Respect and congrats from your friend Lelia.

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