Cancer Schmancer

My last radiation treatment is done. That means I have had all the weapons that Canadian medical science currently provides brought to my defence against my type of cancer. And I think I've won. It has been a nine-month adventure unlike any I could have imagined.

It shouldn't surprise any of you dear readers that I have yet another gratitude list I want to share:
1. My daughter greeted me this afternoon with a bouquet of flowers to celebrate the end of my treatment. She herself has brought joy into every day since she came home from California.
2. My husband patiently circled the block today waiting for me to be done -- and it took an hour and a half because my unit at PMH was broken when I arrived. Bob has been a prince (of tea, of support, of love) throughout this whole thing. He says I should be invincible now because I am "pre-disasterized."
3. My mom called often to make sure I was OK and always stood ready to drop her whole abundant life in Owen Sound if I should need her closer. Ditto my sisters, who called and sent good wishes all the time. You all surrounded me with virtual hugs.
4. All the prayer people, some of whom I have never met, who continued to pray for me for months. How could I lose heart when I knew you all cared so much?
5. Last of all for today, I am grateful to the friend I ran into while waiting for treatment, who has undergone multiple rounds of chemo and radiation, with far worse side effects than I have had, and who now faces metastasized cancer. She smiled and greeted me cheerfully. I have so much to learn.

As for this weblog, I have decided to continue it, but with an expanded scope. There is no need to focus on my health all the time. I'd like to make it a forum for my new life, a way of keeping on track with the lessons of this year. It sounds simple enough: live each day fully, be kind to yourself and others. But if it were easy, we'd all live robustly to 100. As I try to figure it out, I'll share what I discover. As always, I welcome your comments.