@happilyalive
Hello happilyalive,
I have been absent from our Connect blog for about six weeks so I apolgize for commenting so late. "Every second counts and so we strive to make a difference in each of those seconds." Your reference pertaining to resilency, hope, determination and trust is powerful advice toward maintaing ones mental health.
My gal and I endured my colon cancer in 1999, I was 54 years then and now I am 80. Following the first surgery which removed my entire colon, some large intestine parts and left me with a colostomy. After that, we experienced 11 surgical procedures to "unblock" my intestines by removing the radiation enteritis. It was close to two years before we felt normal again. However, our attitudes carried us through. Itwas what it was: you just sink or swim. We chose to swin and in the third year of recovery, we purchased two, three wheel recumbent bicycles. From then and through another recovery for my triple bypass, we ride every day weather permitting. Not counting the 6300 miles of cycling when we were in school, we now have ridden over 7,893 miles since 1999.
Yes your saying is so true and we appreciate your sharing it with us. One minute, one hour, one day at the time. If your alive your living and regardless the struggles, we like the alive part. Kepp on keeping on.
Best this year, Jo free