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What brought you joy today?

Posted by northoftheborder @northoftheborder, Jun 28 8:15pm

If you've been living with cancer for a while, you know it's not all gloom and doom. Where did you find joy today? I'll start:

1. Working in my garden.
2. Meeting my daughter for tea.
3. Home-made pizza for dinner.
4. My spouse (always).
5. Some interesting online discussions.
6. Rereading a good novel.

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verol65 | @verol65 | Jul 5 12:53pm

* Videochatting with my parents
* Restarting doing exercise with the RingFit on the Switch console, after over a year of having dropped out.
* Drinking my smoothie of kefir, amaranth, banana and strawberries

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Zebra | @californiazebra | Jul 5 6:28pm

A wonderful neighborhood potluck celebrating the 4th of July. Great friends, great food, lots of shade under trees, perfect weather, lots of fun stories and laughs. A good time was had by all!

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clippertwo | @clippertwo | Jul 5 11:58pm
In reply to @californiazebra "1. Helped a neighbor with her garden 2. Went to a movie with my cousin 3...." + (show)
@californiazebra

1. Helped a neighbor with her garden
2. Went to a movie with my cousin
3. Lots of squirrels and birds visited me in my patio
4. Walked with neighbors to enjoy all the solar lights in the solar light lit gardens in our neighborhood including my own
5. Texted with loved ones
6. Nice weather
7. A cute doodle puppy walked by

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Hearing from a new friend after a 6 week silence! All is well!

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susan528 | @susan528 | Jul 6 1:57am
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@clippertwo

Hearing from a new friend after a 6 week silence! All is well!

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what brought me joy today is learning about this support group! i am a new patient to cancer and none of my friends have cancer so i am so happy knowing i will be able to connect with others on my same life path. Thank you, Mayo! 🙏

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Jul 6 5:44am
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@susan528

what brought me joy today is learning about this support group! i am a new patient to cancer and none of my friends have cancer so i am so happy knowing i will be able to connect with others on my same life path. Thank you, Mayo! 🙏

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Welcome to Mayo Connect, @susan528! It is good to find others to share the journey.

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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Jul 6 11:39am
In reply to @susan528 "what brought me joy today is learning about this support group! i am a new patient..." + (show)
@susan528

what brought me joy today is learning about this support group! i am a new patient to cancer and none of my friends have cancer so i am so happy knowing i will be able to connect with others on my same life path. Thank you, Mayo! 🙏

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Welcome! And I hope you find many other sources of joy along your cancer journey. It's tough sometimes, but it can also bring wonderful surprises, especially learning to better appreciate the "little" important things (family, friends, nature, pets, etc) that get drowned out when one is constantly fussing over things like doom in the news, finances, or endless household to-do lists.

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kitty2 | @kitty2 | Jul 6 3:37pm
In reply to @donnyboy "Focusing on the well being of others - relatives, friends, anyone - and caring for them..." + (show)
@donnyboy

Focusing on the well being of others - relatives, friends, anyone - and caring for them in an active manner if possible, helping a friend in some small way.

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Waking up with my cat lying by my side and snuggling up with me. Got to together with friends last night for a while. That brought me Joy.

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isadora2021 | @isadora2021 | Jul 7 11:09am

I’ve been so very lucky to have my wonderful A team support group! Today I introduced 2 of them over coffee and it was so special seeing 2 wonderful friends making a new friend each ❤️‍🩹

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Jul 7 12:03pm
In reply to @isadora2021 "I’ve been so very lucky to have my wonderful A team support group! Today I introduced..." + (show)
@isadora2021

I’ve been so very lucky to have my wonderful A team support group! Today I introduced 2 of them over coffee and it was so special seeing 2 wonderful friends making a new friend each ❤️‍🩹

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I agree, @isadora2021, connecting people is great! It strengthens the friendship bond.

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shivey | @shivey | Jul 7 12:33pm
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@donnyboy

Focusing on the well being of others - relatives, friends, anyone - and caring for them in an active manner if possible, helping a friend in some small way.

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I met my daughter and my grandchildren today ☺️

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