It has been an interesting year. I got cancer
again. Blah. No fun. No fun at all. How did I deal with
it? I let myself deal with it any way I wanted to deal with it.... the
only way I could.... one day at a time. Plus, I had many other things and
people to keep my mind off myself. That helped. It helped a
bunch. Then there is seventies music. I can always pull that out of
my hat too. Oh, and Hallmark movies. The ones with predictable plots, but I didn't care.
Then, when I could walk, walks to the pond. Sitting by water, listening
to frogs and watching birds dive in for a sip, is pretty restoring. This
is going to sound awful of me, but I have to be honest. I know God
was watching over me but I kind of took the phone off the hook for a while.
I don't know why. Even so, I had a feeling it was okay with Him because He understood I did not really know what to say, but I kept a thankful
heart. Finally, when it struck me, I would write a poem. Music,
movies, walks, talks, writing and even well-placed denial might have kept my
spirits up, but I could not have survived without my family, great doctors,
nurses and wonderful friends. I've been humbled to my core. Again.
