You’re done with breast cancer treatment–yeah! Time to go home and live happily ever after.
Well, yes… and no. You’re relieved, of course, to be done with treatment. Mentally, it’s a load off your mind: no more everyday trips for radiation, no scheduling d...
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Finding the balance.
Maz
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 04:51 PMre: Finding the balance.
PJ Hamel
Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 10:54 PMMaz, we're totally on the same wavelength. I agree 100% with everything you wrote! I think you've chosen the right path through life - you are TOTALLY choosing your attitude. With all that's happened to you, you could choose to be miserable. yet you choose to be thankful, to enjoy life. All I can say is - keep up the great work, you're a sining example to us all. - PJH (Peggy Jo, that would be!)
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maz franz
Friday, November 16, 2007 at 03:52 AMHello Peggy Jo. Thank you so much for your comments and also for sharing your beautiful name.
I look forward to a long and happy union with you, I feel like I know you already.
Talk soon.
Love Maz
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PJ Hamel
Friday, November 16, 2007 at 07:47 AMAh, only my mom used that name -and only for a few years. Otherwise, it's a deep, dark secret! So - are you up late, up early, or up temporarily in the middle of the night?! - PJH
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Maz
Friday, November 16, 2007 at 03:46 PMWell my dear, I have the opportunity to experience all three and take advantage of them when they do. Up late, because I have had a "nanny nap" through the day and I find this a great time to do a little housework whilst children are all tucked up in bed. "Up early" because I have been able to get a good nights sleep (no hot sweats etc) and I can take this opportunity to share a cuppa and a chat with my husband before he goes off to work and finally "up temporarily in the middle of the night" this can be a frustrating night as I cannot sleep as my mind is going a hundred to the dozen and my legs seems restless, or I need to pee all the time - so I decide that this is a great time spend some quality time with myself over a warm cuppa and either pick up a book, put on some soft music or sometimes put on a dvd and snuggle under a blanket in the hope that I will fall off to sleep eventually.
In any case.... deep dark secret? .... I am intrigued. Are you going to share with me?
Love Maz.
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Hello P J Hamel ( I would love to know your name) I truly enjoy reading about your experiences and the journey upon which you are travelling and have travelled and the heartfelt love that you share with other survivors. I to seem to travel a similar road as you as I am sure many of us do.
Like you I keep myself in the best of health mentally, physically and spiritually which is my advice as being the best medicine one can do for themself for whatever time we are meant to have on this earth. There will be many challenges in our lifetime which we are meant to try and jump over, cancer and cancer survivorship are just one of the many but if you can keep a balance in areas of your life you will have a much better chance of having a "happy ever after life" no matter how long that is.
I have experienced loss of a twin brother and another brother as well as my father and lost a child and had cancer 4 years ago and now breast cancer (I think I run over a chinaman) and to this day I believe what has got me through is my ability to keep things in perspective and to try to find a positive in all that we do. There is nothing certain in life other than life itself, so for whatever time we are to live our life on this earth I reckon take the good with the bad, the bad with the good, smile as much as you can, do as much good as you can and love as much as you can.
I love life and am truly blessed as life could be a whole lot worse like living in a third world country. My hardships having been my blessings and pathway to living a fabulous life "happy ever after" so to speak.
Keep up your great work.
Love Maz
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