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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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cindyc | @cindysummit | Sep 29 5:38am
In reply to @gingerw "Our two recently rescued young cats gluing themselves onto me all day. And sleeping with me..." + (show)
@gingerw

Our two recently rescued young cats gluing themselves onto me all day. And sleeping with me last night in a "kitty sandwich", one on each side of me.
Ginger

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Having a day off on a wet, peaceful rain kind of day. ❤️

Cindy C
CHrcc

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bea4me | @bea4me | Sep 29 11:51am
In reply to @pml "Your kitty, Jazz sounds so wonderful! Being there for you when you needed him when you..." + (show)
@pml

Your kitty, Jazz sounds so wonderful! Being there for you when you needed him when you were so sick. Kitties seem to know when we need them. Recently my husband of 30 years died. The neighbor's cat has become close to us in the last year. He came up with his usual visit and stopped and looked at my husband's empty chair; like where is my friend? Then, he came over to me purring loudly and loving me up, rubbing up against my legs. I picked him up and held him and told him my husband was up in Heaven. It helped me. However, "Kitty" kept coming up for the next 6 days which he has never done. It's usually only once every 2 weeks just being a good neighbor cat. He kept loving me up every day and I kept holding him. He knew I was lonely. It was so sweet!
I'm glad you have your wonderful Jazz there for you!
PML

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My kitty's love is my best medicine. They definitely do sense when you are not feeling well and/or lonely. When they're purring while on your lap, it also makes them feel good.

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shivey | @shivey | Sep 29 1:29pm

Lazy morning with breakfast in bed

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mayodi | @mayodi | Sep 29 2:30pm

My two year old great grandkids, just reveling in mud!

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sandy8043 | @sandy8043 | Sep 29 6:29pm

I finally got my art toys out of storage. I have looms....I'm a weaver and gel printing stuff....I'm a wannabe print maker. Tomorrow I'm gonna get paint and ink all over everything!!

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isadora2021 | @isadora2021 | Sep 30 1:24am
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@isadora2021

It was so great being able to address with others on this site my fears of not outliving my precious little souls before I took them when the opportunity arose. So much great advice. That too made my day to help me make this dream a reality while being practical. Silence outside. I had better go and have a look 😂♥️

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It has been such a journey since I brought home my 2 beautiful pups on 4 September. A joy each day - despite poops where they shouldn’t be and like having 2 loving but active naughty toddlers!

Part of working hard on training them, for theirs and my own joy, is knowing that IF anything happens to me they will be loved members in a new home ♥️ Only a fellow cancer patient will truly understand that.

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sszantay | @sszantay | Sep 30 5:31am
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@janar

Had doctors appointment after body CT. They found no malignancies and CEA has come down to 5.3.

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Congratulations! One day at a time! Enjoy every day doing what makes you happy.🙏

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Zebra | @californiazebra | Sep 30 9:52am

I parked and was walking toward my condo when I noticed a few bluebirds flying around, a woodpecker 30 feet up in a pine tree, a hawk gliding overhead, 2 black phoebes, several squirrels running toward me hoping for nuts, my family of crows in another pine tree also hoping for nuts, juncos and a hummingbird all at once! I couldn’t believe my eyes. I felt like my courtyard was an aviary with some new guests. I ran inside to grab my good camera and took a few pics although when the squirrels and crows noticed the hawk overhead, panic ensued with lots of squawking and chattering as they all hid in the trees. I stayed outside long enough to discourage the hawk from having breakfast at my home. All was well. Happy birds and squirrels. Happy me!!!

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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Sep 30 3:21pm

Today, I felt joy because I'm starting to feel energised instead of exhausted after a session at the weight bench. Three years after diagnosis and the start of treatment, I think I'm pulling ahead of the muscle and bone loss caused by my severe spinal compression and my "forever" cancer meds.

I can't handle as much weight as I could before, but it's not a race (and there's always next week 😉 ).

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sandy8043 | @sandy8043 | Oct 1 7:20am
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@northoftheborder

Today, I felt joy because I'm starting to feel energised instead of exhausted after a session at the weight bench. Three years after diagnosis and the start of treatment, I think I'm pulling ahead of the muscle and bone loss caused by my severe spinal compression and my "forever" cancer meds.

I can't handle as much weight as I could before, but it's not a race (and there's always next week 😉 ).

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You are inspiring me!

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