Gratitude
Since being diagnosed with bc 3 and a bit years ago, I have had to learn how to cope with some major challenges. This week I am taking part in Turia Pitt's 7 Day Champion Challenge. There are many wo...
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Hi Deanne - what a great experience! I have seen stories on Turia and it is astounding what happened to her. She is a source of inspiration!
As to what we come to realise and become grateful about - what an open ended question! This journey certainly makes you take a seat and say hey it doesn't matter that the floor needs mopping and it is more important that the day is beautiful or crappy as we are here enjoying it!
As I go through the journey I have been so focussed on medical appointments and being strong in mind to get through that now it is at this stage I find a little bit of reflection brings about tears, not of pity, but of being grateful that I was detected and put through the wringer of appointments and tests and here to tell the tale. Mind you some appointments are more yucky than others but we get through them!
I had a friend, Ros, who fought hard but lost the fight, it has been 10 years. She used to run trivia nights in Brisbane, we attended in 2005 http://www.legendstrivia.com.au/thinkpinktrivianight.html
Grateful for all the fund raisers that fund research.
Grateful for all the choices that we are offered.
Personally, grateful for the love and support of my husband.
Grateful for the wonderful organisations that spring up to help breast cancer patients, such as BCNA, Otis Foundation, Think Pink, Look Good Feel Better, McGrath foundation, Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF)...........the list is endless
You take care and have a great week
Christine xx