Yes, I am going to get corny on you and get my kleenex out as I am so thankful that it has been 8 years since I was fighting the good fight. As I work with breast cancer patients each day and realize what everyone else is going through, I can appreciate how lucky I am to be where I am today. I listen to family issues and the questions of what needs to be done and what decisions have to be made and realize everyone has their own walk and their own thoughts to deal with. I was and am thankful for friends and family and for wonderful healthcare. I never once had to worry how we were going to cover the bill as I have great insurance. Co-pays got a little dicey but it was doable. I thank the people that brought food, sat with me, went to appointments with me and those that listened to me on the phone. I thank the people that knew when to give me space and when to overlook what I was saying and do for me anyhow. I could say no as I was too proud to say yes but many took it on themselves to do it to help me out. I have great doctors, nurses, phlebotomists, radiation technologists, pharmacists, and oh so many to count. They got me to where I am today and put me in the position to help others. I am thankful for the little things too, a house, a car, enough to eat, and the big things, A husband that would not let me quit and sat by my side through it all. I am thankful that some family will join us on Thanksgiving day and that I am here to enjoy my grandchildren and my own kids that have grown and moved away and have great careers and fulfilling lives. I am thankful, I have places to go visit. I am thankful for comfortable shoes, a warm bed at night, my dogs, my neighbors, and so much more and not all in that order. I am grateful that I have a faith that I could hold onto and to a church that stood by me. No, no complaints here.... I guess what I am trying to say is that we all have something to be grateful for and that it is important to look to the positive and keep the negative in it's own little compartment. I send out Thanksgiving wishes to you all and to make it a good day with your family and friends during this holiday time. 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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