What's on your "BUCKET LIST"???
As you would all know a BC diagnosis has you suddenly facing your own mortality.
Most of us who have finished treatment can say our priorities are now different. We no longer sweat the little stuff....
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Hey huny
Unbelievable!!!! I cannot believe our two posts are the top two feature posts currently on the main page. For today we will revel in this. I guess being BCNA Beasties (hee hee) means we think along the same lines.
I luv your post and you always get me thinking.
I really have never had a bucket list. Can you believe that???? I know you have and I got to be apart of one of your quests on your list and got to share such a wonderful special time with you while you were here in Perth. Amazing how BC and BCNA can connect two people from different states in our case Australia but can also do for the World. BCNA is an incredible organisation and I never get tired of saying that.
Number 1 on my bucket list is - to get this alien boob of mine sorted. That being either being able to rejuvenate the dying cells from my rare reaction to radiation or whether that means being able to get the cells rejuvenated enough for me to be able to have the boob off and for the skin to be healthy enough to heal. Huge ask but I BELIEVE it will happen. We all know Miracles do happen.
Number 2 was to return to Bali to see my beautiful Balinese friend and her family as I have missed them so much. I get to do this with my special sisters and hubbies and in the process we are managing to get brother inlaw who has had the stroke to get to travel and to get to visit his brother who is an expat and lives on Lembongan Island in Bali. We haven't quite worked out how we are going to get him off the boat yet but we will all carry him if we have to.
Number 3 was to reduce working so much and to actually sit back and enjoy the small things in life. BC got that one sorted for me along the way.
Number 4 is to teach myself to be less stressed. I am slowly learning to do that with the help of my Yoga class, my visualisation boards, my meditation etc. A big ask but worth the trouble.
Number 5 is to somehow leave chemo brain behind as for someone who held down 3 jobs and had an immaculate house inside and out etc. I am finding the chemo brain hard to deal with so I am working on that so any suggestions ladies would be ever so helpful. I am doing a research study currently which is through the Sydney Cancer Centre, Department of Oncology. So I am hoping this helps.
Number 6 is to be fit again and lose weight. Big challenge.
These are not in any particular order.
I will keep thinking of more things to add to my bucket list Mel .Because of you I have realised how much a bucket list or a dream come true is so important.. Maybe Wall of China, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sky Jumping, absailing. The list of hopes and dream can go on. Nothing is impossible as we have found since being able to conquer breast cancer and make it through chemo and radiotherapy and now the ongoing medications................
You are a major inspiration in my life and I thank you and feel I am so lucky to have you as my BCNA Beastie.
Luv my Beastie to the moon and back. Mich xoxoxoxoxo