Let's list all of the good things we can do for ourselves while in treatment and after treatment

laugh!!! love!!! and live
Thanks for starting this discussion. {{{MUAAAHHH}} BIG HUG TO YOU

Laugh.

I was going through chemo last year in January. It was unseasonably cold for the south. I know you northerners would laugh at just how cold it was. Down in the 20's is very cold for us whose blood chills when the temp gets below 40 deg. Each Tuesday the garbage would have to go out before 6 am or we would have to wait til the next week. Hubby sleeps soundly, especially in the tween hours from 4 til 6. Whatever they juiced up the chemo with, steroids I think, made me feel strong like bull. So I would go and haul the garbage cans to the end of the drive in the dark cold night at 4 am. Dragging them (do not do this it is not smart for those of us who have an abdominal incision like Zorro down our belly) slowly over the drive, marveling at my strength and forgetting my stupidity.

I laughed at cancer. I laughed at the garbage. I did not however laugh at hubby's snores. After I had done this I would march back into the house and announce my achievement. Waking him up and saying well this cancer has not got the better of me. The old lady with the cancer just put the garbage out again.

Moral of the story. Action made me feel better about myself. I will not let cancer keep me from being active.

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff~~
Erma Bombeck tells it all...I love this woman!!

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Passing the Purple Hat to You :

In honor of women's history month and in memory of Erma Bombeck who lost
her fight with cancer.


IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck
(written after she found out she was dying of cancer)

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth
would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it
melted in storage.

I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was
stained, or the sofa faded.

I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried
much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the
fireplace.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his
youth.

I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day
because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

I would have sat on the lawn with my grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more
while watching life.

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical,
wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished
every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the
only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, 'Later. Now
go get washed up for dinner.' There would have been more 'I love you's'
More 'I'm sorry's.'

But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute, look
at it, and really see it . . live it and never give it back. STOP
SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF!!!

Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing
what
Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who do love
us.

i love all the responses: now let's nott forget

meals with friends, walks and talks with friends, as well as with family. just don't forgot all the wonderful relationships we have that literally sustain us through thick and thin. and let's not forget our dogs and cats and other pets that love us so much. watching funny movies is good, as is watching some scary ones, for me. but not too scary....reading lots of mysteries is always fun for me, as well.

taking care of business, paying bills, cleaning out closets, file cabinets, making order, also makes me feel good. listening to beautiful or not so beautiful music......

keep all those suggestions comming in....

sisterhood,
maggie