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Recovery Emotions
After a good couple of weeks I had a bad day yesterday. On what should have been a good one. One bad thing happened, I cried, and the rest of the day was cactus. I was starting the very first sessi...
Ah doesn't life love to dish it out. And when it does, there are warm wonderful people on this forum who can put aside their own cares and worries and think of us and provide support.
I have said it before and I will say it again. I have received more support and encouragement from BCNA Online Forum members than from any of the 5, 30 minute telephone sessions I had post treatment with a young and overworked counsellor.
We all know what each other is going through.
To all who have supported me in the past year, my "off" days are becoming less. I now roll with them. I am becoming adjusted to the new me and I am beginning to like my new normal- just a little bit.
Through this forum site I have learnt patience, compassion and peace. And the best bit - to express the patience, compassion and peace.
And a year ago I thought I would never undertake a 700kms drive to another town "just for the hell of it". I thought those days had gone forever. On the drive from home to Port Hedland I just rolled with the car fuel filter problems and loudly muttered " start you bitch" (the car that is) and after much priming and bleeding of the fuel filter, she did!.
( see my post in "On Our Walks")
Ah it is good to know that I am "normal". Thankyou BCNA Forum members.
Take care and warm Kimberley wishes to you
Annie.
I have said it before and I will say it again. I have received more support and encouragement from BCNA Online Forum members than from any of the 5, 30 minute telephone sessions I had post treatment with a young and overworked counsellor.
We all know what each other is going through.
To all who have supported me in the past year, my "off" days are becoming less. I now roll with them. I am becoming adjusted to the new me and I am beginning to like my new normal- just a little bit.
Through this forum site I have learnt patience, compassion and peace. And the best bit - to express the patience, compassion and peace.
And a year ago I thought I would never undertake a 700kms drive to another town "just for the hell of it". I thought those days had gone forever. On the drive from home to Port Hedland I just rolled with the car fuel filter problems and loudly muttered " start you bitch" (the car that is) and after much priming and bleeding of the fuel filter, she did!.
( see my post in "On Our Walks")
Ah it is good to know that I am "normal". Thankyou BCNA Forum members.
Take care and warm Kimberley wishes to you
Annie.