Lurking
Cancer is a strange beast. First it creeps into your life, it creates chaos, you fight the bastard with everything you have and if you’re lucky, it leaves you. But in its wake there is a ghost that is lurking and it could return or it may leave you alone forever. What is certain is that you will never know for sure.
Never be the Same
Meanwhile you are left to deal with shock that this happened to you. This passes and you are faced with anger. Anger that you have been robbed of time, your body and health. Soon you begin to reflect and that is when something happens, you realise you are a survivor and life will never be the same again. Everyone faces this, if your life was perfect before cancer then chances are you don’t wish to change much. For the rest of us there are some hard truths to face. You can chose to embrace these changes or fight them…..but don’t try to return to your old you. The ghost took that when he deserted you.
Life Changing Disease
Someone once said this is a ‘life changing disease’, this didn’t have much meaning to me before but now I have a whole new appreciation for this phrase. I guess there are few life changing events in our lives, some we strive for, some we avoid and some are inevitable: childbirth, disease, natural disaster, mental health illness, marriage and death.
So what have I learnt from this?
Shit happens, change is inevitable, so embrace it.
Don’t be a victim, don’t think like a victim and release the anger.
Find your supporting tribe, lean on them and ask for help.
Fear is just a made up phenomenon in your head.
My future life has some rocking cool shit lined up just around the corner which is worth waiting for.
Remember be kind to yourself, you are amazing!
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