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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.
Spending time with our family and friends becomes our number one priority as "you just never know."
I remember during treatment and especially through chemo saying to myself "when I'm finished chemo and treatment is over I'm going to....."
I love the song by Nickelback " if today was your last day"
The words are incredibly powerful to me. After listening to that song over and over I decided to write my "BUCKET LIST" just in case. If you haven't heard it download it today :)
I now spend my days focusing on living every day with meaning and trying to cross as many of those things off my list as humanly possible.
On my list was:
To get my first foster care placement (I now have 3 beautiful foster children on weekends)
To get to WA to visit my gorgeous bestie Mich (happened in November)
To visit Disneyland and to swim with Dolphins in the ocean (both still a work in progress)
To become more environmentally aware and grow my own veges (happening slowly when my chooks don't get to them first)
To volunteer in a Thai orphanage
To take my girlfriend and her daughter on their first short cruise (happening 6th February)
I would love to hear what's on your BUCKET LIST.
Maybe by sharing you will INSPIRE a pink sister :)
Mel xxx
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- Hi Leonie I agree with Mich that a visit with a life coach would be great. If I had to be someone living with BC life coach I would say dump any negativity in your life. As cruel as it sounds that includes those friends that pull you down with their negativity and insensitive comments. You will gain so many true friends through your journey. I would say make a vision board when life returns to your new normal and put on it all the hopes and dreams you have. THANKS MICH for that great idea :) I would say to them "YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD " Mahatma Ghandi Write that " Bucket list " and get crossing those items off as you just never know I stumbled across a series called Last Days on you tube this week. I ended up having a very late night as I couldn't stop watching these inspiring videos. Yes they are about terminal patients but their guts and determination was amazing. One mum gave up time with her son and sent him and his sister around the world crossing off his bucket list. Heartbreaking but beautiful. Have a great day everyone. Its my day off and rather than spend it doing housework im taking myself to the movies then for a swim. My vision board says " this is the year to look after me " so I got myself a cleaner for two hours a week and I spend my day off on me :) Mel xxx
