Why does the first day of the week feel like hitting a brick wall running most days? It is and has been an extremely busy time and although I am not out doing programs I am doing alot of one on one and that is good. I often listen and am reminded that our walks through this disease are not that different. I hear the joy at having completed or the anticipation of completion of treatment, I hear the clatter that rummages through your head that brings up fears and concerns having gone through this once and wondering if it will happen again. I see the love and comfort that family and friends provide and I see the bravado that patients sometimes put on for family members and the determination to get through the next step. Whatever each one feels, it is normal! How can I say that? Well, since there is no step by step book on how to deal with this most effectively, I feel we are all doing our best to meet the challenges we face on a daily basis just as anyone does in life. Some days we are better at it than others and some days we just suck. Sometimes we need to reach out and get help. We have a friend that is losing his significant other to a valient battle with disease and through the pain that is there, there is faith and love. This is a time that family needs to bind together and let go of all the little things that never did matter, really. What is most important to you today? Getting to work, finishing a report, fixing lunch, finding time to exercise... what matters most to you? Listen to your heart and to your head and take care of yourself each and every day and rather than just MAKE IT THROUGH MONDAY, find what is important for you for this day ...and make it a great day! s
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AuthorMy name is Sue Kilburn and I am a clinical nurse breast cancer educator at the Yolanda G. Barco Oncology Institute in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Archives
March 2015
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