A recent conversation with one of my brother-in-laws made me take time to think and ponder where I am at in life. He really laid out everything pure and simple for me.
That conversation put things into proper perspective for me.
The first thing that I realized is that this cancer has been winning because it has been able to make me do things that I otherwise would not do- get angry with just about everything in life.
The second reality hit when I realized that it was controlling me. Many people are faced with living with diseases every day- arthritis, diabetes, heart problems,epilepsy, MS, MD, and the list goes on but they continue to live good lives and they learn to adapt. Many of them take drugs to help with the symptoms and have to deal with side effects on a daily basis. Their diseases do not define who they are.
I have been diagnosed with a disease that I will live with for the rest of my life. The doctor maybe able to get it into remission but it is uncertain how long it will remain there. I cannot allow it to consume me and need to get on with my life. I need to learn to live with it and make the best of life.
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What a good attitude! I hope that belief and your faith and our love can pull you through the hardest days!
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