I'm still learning about "One Day at a Time"

It was a grand morning, got up feeling just great, two mornings after Chemo, hot shower, a few jobs on the honey do list and then Jim and I hit the mall for our walk followed by a nice lunch. When he dropped me off I was energetic and commented on how good I felt. So I decided to putter a bit and picked up the million little sticks that the ice storms had broken off all my trees. Well bending over a few thousand times might have been exercise but I'm not sure what it did to me or if it was that at all. But once i got inside and sat to rest for a while, the gremlins must have planned an all afternoon welcome home party inside me. It was a rough afternoon and one of those nights I couldn't go to bed early enough. Feeling fine now on my regular get up and do my blog schedule.
At my first wellness meeting the other night with other patients and in most of the reading material, it does talk a lot about setting short term goals and living one day at a time. One of the group members who has been in and out of remission for over five years after getting a diagnosis of 9 months, told me it was the most difficult part, trying to learn and adjust your expectations to just one day, learning that so many things can happen so quickly to give you a great day one day, followed right up by a crappy one. I'm learning.

The men's group came over and that was as special as it always is. I would have never been able to attend the way I felt so having them willing to come to me is such a blessing.


I got great news from Iben, a girl from Norway who was here last year and that is that her sister Guro is coming next year and has agreed to be in our group. We are so excited to have our first sibling come to the same place. We will do whatever we can to make sure she has her own experience here and not just the same as Iben's.


I'm still enjoying the after thoughts of my weekend trip with Laura. I highly recommend this quality time excursion thing with your children to all my Dad Friends, and mom's too. It is amazing to spend time together and realize how mature and special your kids become as they turn into young adults.


I'm getting close to counting 4 months and that's exciting. I look forward to tomorrow and what is in store for me. I do know one thing for sure, and that I'll never stop mentioning and that is that I am truly blessed by all of you and want all of you to know you are loved and appreciated. Thank you Jennie for the wonderful lemon blueberry cake.