Cancer Schmancer

I did two frivolous things today. The first was to buy an iPod, which enables me to carry around my entire collection of music in a container about the size of a pack of cards. To celebrate, I walked all three dogs separately. It was a nice day anyway and the added dimension of great tunes to move to just made it a complete pleasure. I'm hoping this is the answer to my need for more exercise.

The second thing was to go to a Look Good, Feel Better class at Wellspring. It is essentially a makeup class, complete with loads of products donated by major companies, followed by a wig demonstration. There were several volunteers on hand and we all had a giggle or two.

My current reading includes "Cancer as a Turning Point" by Lawrence LeShan. He advises me to do more of what turns me on and less of what turns me off. Hence the iPod purchase -- I love music to dance to, stitch to, walk and run to. The makeup class would not have made it to my list of what turns me on, but I had no trouble enjoying it. It was the playfulness of it that appealed, the "just because I can" factor.

Once again, I am grateful to all the people who are helping people living with cancer, all those big companies that we often criticize for one thing or another, but who think it's a good thing to ship their stuff to cancer centres all over the place so people like me can feel better. And I did.