What brought you joy today?

The little gray squirrel with the fluffy tail who sits on the branch of the tree which is in front of the kitchen window where I sit at the table and eat. He looks in the window at me eating and licks his lips! Today, he jumped down into the garden below and was rolling and playing in the dirt! It was so cute! I opened the window and tossed him some peanuts which he immediately ate with dirt on his face! We need to be thankful for the little animals God gave us. They make life so pleasant!

I find joy working in my garden, listening to beautiful Xmas music, my husband who battled prostrate cancer in 2019, and going on his 5th year cancer free. Pictures of loved ones that have passed. Especially my special needs son Timmie. I am now dealing with my very close brother Philip, who was just diagnosed with Bladder Cancer, Stage 3 with a right kidney blockage. Given only one year to live if he doesn’t start treatment asap. Starts chemo 1/6/25. Love & prayers to all of you for this new year 2025.

Waking up to sunshine and doing Wordle

We had Christmas lasagna as well, with cheese and roasted vegetables (for a family with some vegetarians, it's a nice, hearty meal in the holiday spirit, and there's always lots extra for anyone who drops in to celebrate with us).

Walking with family in warm sunshine , glad I can walk now without walker.
Tearfully Hearing Ode to Joy sung by 10, 000 in Japan, a New Year tradition.
Good things, people in my life

I stopped going out on New Year’s Eve decades ago because of drunk drivers, but last night I hosted a New Year’s Eve Party with some neighbor ladies in my senior community. We gathered in my festive condo that was highly decorated for Christmas. We chatted, laughed, half-watched the New Year’s music shows, ate yummy snacks including hot cookie sundaes and toasted the new year with sparkling apple cider in champagne flutes. Had a great time and everyone walked safely home within 100 feet without even crossing a street. Yay!

2025 just sounds like a great year, doesn’t it??? Just focus on the blessings and it will be a great year! 😊

It is Saturday. Saturdays always bring me joy.

And the fact that I am still listening to Christmas music, too!

Cindy C
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Staying in bed until 12pm with nice breakfast and good radio.. lazy morning 🌅

On December 16 last year, I went to the hospital to check my sixth psa and testicular index after radical prostate cancer surgery, and my results were very good. On the afternoon of the 30th, I went to do an enhanced CT of the pelvis, which was also very good. Since my operation on January 7, 2023, the psa index has been 0 four times, which is very good. But unfortunately, my urinary incontinence has not been solved. To put it in pain, the prostate cancer of my body is gone, but the cancer of quality of life is very heavy. Of course, we should also see progress, because when we were discharged from hospital, there was 100% leakage, but now there is 70% ~ 80% leakage. This is more than two years I do Kegel exercises, do pelvic floor muscle exercise received the improvement.

Just waking up and being given another day.