Well, I will be the first to admit that there are things that make me happy and things that make me sad and sometimes I work hard to keep happy. I love my job, but there are frustrations as we all have and my sound off usually lands on my husband's ear. I am happy when I can talk to a new patient and tell them that I am a 9 year survivor and I can see that it gives them hope. I am happy when someone completes treatment and when the treatment is working. I am happy to make people smile and even laugh despite what may be happening. That does not mean that I avoid the trials and tribulations that we all go through but rather try to address it and find what I can be grateful for. That is my word for the year that I keep refocusing in my head. GRATEFUL! Yes, I am grateful that I am doing a job I enjoy, I am grateful the sun is shining, I am grateful when a former patient comes in and we just get to touch base again and know that they are out living and enjoying their lives. I am grateful for a medical team that keeps me in their sight and grateful we have the methods to continue surveillance. Now it goes without saying that there are alot of other things in my life that make me happy and that includes my family(husband, kids, their spouses, grandkids, sister, brother,etc, etc.) you get the drift. I am happy with my pets, I am happy I love to read, I am happy that we have just enough. Just enough to enjoy our lives, just enough to do the things we want to do, just enough to be part of this community. I am grateful that there is love and forgiveness, understanding, and compassion and caring. I am grateful that I am still growing and learning and grateful that even when things don't go the way I think they should, that there is someone else actually directing my ship. That does not absolve me from things that go wrong in my life but it does help me to recognize that I am human and mistakes will happen and with grace, we go on. I am happy for the Easter season, knowing all things are new and I am happy that each day starts anew. So find your happy, be gentle with yourself, excuse your less than stellar moments and be happy that tomorrow will bring new adventures, circumstances, activities, and ideas and that
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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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