Look ahead to 2025

I'm in cancercare online support group and these are my answers for promoted questions.

What was a big lesson I learned about myself in 2024?

I've been living a stressful life. A condition I was born with. From a very early age I worried about so many things but the number one things I worried about was acceptance. Will others accept me. As a result I live like 2 people. The me I am when I feel comfortable and safe and the person I am when I feel guarded.

I also fear failure. My health is a big failure for me. When my Gastroenterologist asked who in my family had Crohn's disease and I replied no one. She said you are just the lucky one. I found that to be such a poor choice in words

-What do I want for myself in 2025?

Good health. A trip to England to attend a wedding. A year full year of work without further health stoppage. Maybe even a plan to retire sooner than I planned.

-If I am having a "good day" and minimal symptoms/cancer disruption, how do I want my day to look?

Like any other day. I get up feed and walk the dog as shower get dressed to go to work, enjoy meeting with clients come home make dinner and watch HGTV. I just want my pre cancer life back, but better.

-Can you believe it's been 25 years since 2000!??! Any words of wisdom to share with your members over the last 25 years?

If we can avoid the worse of Y2K I can avoid the worse of cancer.

Denise