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  • KC13167
    KC13167 Member Posts: 215
    #42
    scuttlebug said:

    Loss
    dear Michele how do you cope? I was like you strong now whenever I get up I find myself sitting for two or three hours before I even feel like moving, everyone around me thinks that its just in my head, and no one understands how tiered I really am.


    ~denise

    Support
    Denise, Have you looked at the Emotional Support discussion board? If not, give it a try, you may find some ideas there to help you out. Kellie
  • truckingalong
    truckingalong Member Posts: 445 Member
    #43
    allmost60 said:

    Forgot to mention...
    Try to remember that the way we "think"..(positive versus negative), plays a huge part in gaining back our strength...(mentally and physically). We should worry less about "how fast" we recover and focus more on a combination of things. Each day that feels like a good day, we should embrace that day with gusto and not waste it. Our bodies will tell us if we are doing too much, so we just need to listen to it. I find I can still do almost everything I use to do prior to cancer/chemo, just in smaller doses. Instead of cleaning the WHOLE house in one day, I now break it down to a few little chores each day over the course of the week. If we tell ourselves day in and day out that we are tired, or sad, or mad, then eventually we end up being tired, sad and mad EVERY day. Gotta wake up and start the day out on a positive note and then use common sense choices on what things we do during that day. We have to find a balance and a manageable plan to deal with the madness cancer has brought into our daily lives. We also have to remember that it's ok to have a bad day now and then...we just can't stay in those bad days for too long. All of this is easier said than done,and thats why I just take it one day at a time...sometimes...one hour at a time. Didn't mean to preach a sermon here...just sharing my "get through the day" thoughts while living with cancer.
    Take care and keep the faith...Love, Sue (FNHL-2-3A-6/10)

    Yes, Sue
    Your thoughts ring true for me. I am learning to think positive when I wake up. My goal is to get out of bed sooner and earlier rather than feeling "lackadaisical". Yes, wake up with gusto!! Like John, I say amen.

    Hugs,
    Liz

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