Something I’ve figured out is that no one prepares you for life after cancer. After surgery and after treatment. We all have to find our new normal, but I think so few of us are prepared for how hard that is or how different the new normal may be. I’ve thankfully not suffered with any complications as serious as yours, but I’m still struggling to find my new normal. My radiation treatments ended in early November, but I struggle with the side effects still to this day. Facial swelling, blisters in my mouth, internal swelling in my throat, and fatigue are all still very real parts of my daily life. I look back at the beginning of my journey and realize how naive I was to think that once radiation was done I would be on the road to returning to my old life and my old self. I haven’t found my new normal yet or discovered the new version of myself that I’ll be after this, but I hope one day I’ll be able to see things in such a positive way. You have such a positive outlook and I love that you’re able to maintain that with the help of your wife despite everything you’ve gone through and continue to go through. You are indeed a lucky man.

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