july 9-2015 TIME MARCHES ALONG.....

SHALOM TO ANY READER AND TO MYSELF:

THANK G. AT THE MOMENT, I AM NOT A CANCER WRITER, FOR THE TIME BEING.
MY FOCUS SEEMS TO BE ON WHAT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STATE I AM IN. I CALL EACH TRYING PERIOD A 'CHALLENGE', BUT BUT THAT IS REALLY MORE OPTIMISTIC THAN WHAT I FEEL WITH EACH NEW TRIAL. BUT CONTINUING TO LIVE AND ESPECIALLY AS WE AGE, ALWAYS BRINGS SOME PAINS, SOME TRIALS, AND WORRIES. PERHAPS, AND PROBABLY, AFTER EXPERIENCING CANCER, AND SEEING OTHERS ACTUALLY DYING FROM THIS ILLNESS, MAKES ONE MUCH MORE AWARE OF TIME MARCHING ON AND DOING ITS THING, WHICH INVOLVES THE BODY WEARING DOWN.

AND SO, ON THIS SUMMER DAY, I WISH ALL OF US A HEALTHY OUTLOOK, STRENGTH TO COPE WITH WHATEVER LIFE HANDS US, AND THE ABILITY TO SOAK OUT EACH GOOD MOMENT IN LIFE.

UNTIL NEXT MONTH, G. WILLING,
YOURS

JUNE 3, 2015 ALONG LIFE'S JOURNEY.......

SHALOM:

WELL, ANOTHER MONTH WITH ITS CHALLENGES AND TRIALS, AND UPS AND DOWNS. THANK G. TO LIVE AND SURVIVE IT ALL, WITH SOME WEAR AND TEAR FOR SURE. BOTTOM LINE, THOUGH, FOR ME, IS TO FORCE MYSELF TO REMEMBER THAT LIFE WILL CONSTANTLY GIVE ME CHALLENGES, DIFFICULT ONES, BUT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT HOPEFULLY, ALL THINGS DO PASS, AND HOPE THAT THERE IS STILL LIFE AND POSITIVE HAPPENINGS YET TO COME.

I AM WISHING YOU, ANY READER, STRENGTH TO KEEP ON WITH AS MUCH OPTIMISM AND YOU AND I CAN MUSTER AND TO KEEP GOING AS POSITIVELY AS YOU CAN.

G. WILLING, UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF JULY, WHEN WE WILL MEET AGAIN, I HOPE.
YOURS

A BIG SKIP IN WRITING, NOW MAY-2015

SHALOM:

SOME TIME HAS ELAPSED SINCE LAST WRITING.  I WENT THRU' MANY PHYSICAL ACHES AND PAINS, AND LACK OF ENERGY AND SOME DEPRESSION HELD ME BACK.
THANK G. FOR MEDICINES AND DOCTORS!
I KNOW TO REMEMBER THAT 'AS LONG AS IT ISN'T CANCER, I CAN LIVE WITH IT'. THAT HAS BEEN MY MOTTO, BUT WHEN IT'S ACTUAL DISTRESS AND PAINS AND FATIGUE, IT'S ANOTHER MATTER, WHATEVER THE SOURCE. AND SO, I CAN ONLY ENCOURAGE YOU AND ME TO THINK OF THE GLASS HALF FULL. AS YOU WILL NOTICE, I NOW HAVE 2 ENTRIES FOR MAY AS I THOUGHT I HAD LOST THIS INTIAL WRITING. SO BOTH HALVES SHOULD BE TOGETHER.  WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST-UNTIL NEXT TIME, G. WILLING.

from MARCH TO MAY, NO ENTRIES

SHALOM!
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I DIDN'T FEEL ENERGETIC ENOUGH TO WRITE ENTRIES FOR SO LONG. BUT I WAS WITNESSING MANY DOWNS IN MY HEALTH, THANK G. NOT DUE TO CANCER  AND I WAS QUITE 'WIPED OUT'. I NEED TO REMEMBER TO KEEP THINKING OF MY CUP HALF FULL, AND NOT OF THE HALF EMPTY oR 3/4 EMPTY. EASY TO SAY, BUT DIFFICULT TO UPHOLD. AND SO ON THIS FIRST DAY OF MAY, 2015, I WISH ALL OF US A HEALTHY/HEALTHIER MONTH FILLED WITH SUN OUTSIDE AND SUN IN OUR HEARTS, TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT WHAT WE MUST, AND CARRY ON.
WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST OF A HEALTHY/HEALTHIER MONTH.
FONDLY,
CHW

February, 2015 finally here again to 'talk'

Shalom! I have a new computer and couldn't get into my cancer blog until now. A catch up is what I shall do now.
Thank G. for the moment I show no signs of renewed cancer. But the body and mind, at least mine, shows both physically and mentally, signs of aging, of forgetting, of somehow being going downhill. It is frightening, and one learns to 'go with the flow' and manage as best you can. For me, it is terrifying to see this drop in capabilities , both mentally and physically . But I am taking one step at a time, slowing down, as this I simply must do to keep going. I am reminding myself of all the good that I have and being thankful for each day anew.
to any reader of this blog-'keep your chin up' as it is said. not always easy to do, but to lie down in the mire doesn't seem like a better idea.
Here's wishing to you, and to myself, courage to keep on fighting the battle.
Best wishes until next time.

NOV. 2014 ALONG LIFE'S JOURNEY

HELLO ONCE AGAIN:
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS MONTH WAS A RELATIVELY HEALTHY ONE. THE ACHES AND PAINS OF AGING ARE THERE, BUT THANK G. SO FAR, THE CANCER IS LYING STILL. ALSO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, AFFECTED BY THE CHEMO AND RADIATION, IS LYING QUIETLY BY, AND SO I FEEL LUCKY. THE FATIGUE CONTINUES, BUT HARD TO REALLY ASCERTAIN WHAT IS NORMAL FATIGUE FOR MY AGE AND STAGE, AND WHAT IS REALLY THE EFFECT OF MY IMMUNE SYSTEM BEING OFF KEY ETC.

SO AS I AM THANKFUL, I PRAY FOR ANYONE OUT THERE TO FEEL SOME RESPITE FROM WHATEVER AILS YOU. YOU ARE NOT ALONE, AND HAVING SOMEONE OUT THERE WHO CARES HAS HELPED ME A LOT. I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE THAT IN YOUR LIFE.

WISHING US ALL A HEALTHY DEC. AND THE STRENGTH TO COPE WITH WHATEVER COMES OUR WAY.
UNTIL THE NEXT MONTH'S END......

OCT. 31-2014 ALONG MY JOURNEY OF LIFE

HI TO ANYONE READING THIS:

THANK G. BREAST TEST PROVED O'KAY. IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER TO ALWAYS BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT IS, AND NOT THINK OF WHAT ISN'T PERFECT OR RIGHT WITH MY BODY. THERE ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT, BUT IT'S TIME FOR ME TO REALIZE THAT THAT'S HOW IT GOES. BUT HOPEFULLY, EVENTUALLY, SLOWLY, THINGS LOOK UP AGAIN.
AND SO, AS WE TURN TO FALL AND NOVEMBER. I PRAY FOR ALL OF US TO APPRECIATE EACH MOMENT, TO MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT WE HAVE (AND LINGER LESS ON WHAT IS LACKING).

A GOOD MONTH TO ALL OF US.
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN.