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What brought you joy today?

Posted by northoftheborder @northoftheborder, Jun 28, 2024

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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zenren14 | @zenren14 | Nov 23, 2025

Today, Super-Saturday Joys:

1. Christmas Craft Fair browse, people-watch, brass band, listened to christmas songs, Santa Claus, Dog therapy
2. Walked around the track in the misty rainfall
3. Lunch out Tomato Bisque Soup
4. Shopped groceries on price match
5. Watched 4 christmas movies in 2 days!

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pml | @pml | Nov 22, 2025

I found a good, reputable company to service my car and put the most beautiful new tires on it; all at a reasonable price! Plus they washed my car too! They even give me a ride home while my car was being serviced and brought me back when it was done. At age 79 with my husband who always handled this stuff; now being up in Heaven for almost 2 years this means a lot to me! It literally brought me joy!

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Nov 22, 2025

My creamsicle orange-and-white young cat hanging over my shoulder, making biscuits and letting me finish my breakfast in peace LOL
Ginger

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azsunshine7 | @azsunshine7 | Nov 22, 2025

Knowing the belief in myself must be earned. Seeing the future and being positive about it. Everyday is a blessing!

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grldweiner66 | @grldweiner66 | Nov 21, 2025

So many nice things to buy at the bakery this morning,I had to get myself a pumpkin pie and some oatmeal cookies 🙂

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grldweiner66 | @grldweiner66 | Nov 20, 2025

A nice cup of Starbucks and some good music 🙂

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jeshaw6801 | @jeshaw6801 | Nov 19, 2025
In reply to @beebe "@jeshaw6801 You are doing great! Your plans for positive change are wonderful. I am impressed at..." + (show)
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@jeshaw6801
You are doing great! Your plans for positive change are wonderful. I am impressed at how well you have addressed things that need to be improved on. Every day is a new day in which you can move forward and leave the pre-treatment person (habits/thoughts) behind.
Your trip sounds awesome, a great way to open the door to a new future!
Best of luck!

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@beebe
Thanks for affirmation. My trip was wonderful and therapeutic.

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jeshaw6801 | @jeshaw6801 | Nov 19, 2025
In reply to @grldweiner66 "Today I finished several tasked that I have delayed for to long.I feel like an anvil..." + (show)
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Today I finished several tasked that I have delayed for to long.I feel like an anvil was lifted this morning 🙂

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@grldweiner66
So good when that happens. I am riddled with task evasion because I have add/ADHD. Starting tasks is so hard (as well as finishing them)
If you want we could support each other.

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sistermarcy | @sistermarcy | Nov 13, 2025

My baby sister 68 put on an amazing birthday party for my 82…she invited local friends and relatives. No gifts, but each was to tell a “Marcy story.” The dinner and evening was fabulous. The stories left us laughing and crying. So much fun. Joy, joy, joy.

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beebe | @beebe | Nov 13, 2025
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I found joy this week cause after completing my 6 rounds of standard treatment for my metastatic liver lesioms ( for retroperitoneum lms) and on my third round of continuing chemotherapy ( Tribectedin) : I am in Italy working on my bucket list: Rome antiquities, Vatican, Pompeii , Amalfi coast, Florence and Venice.
I don't know what the future brings but for 16 glorious days: no doctors, therapies, scans, health issues!
At the mid point of trip and I have started contemplating the future. I want to focus on getting healthier cause the chemo kicked me to the curb. But on this trip I was able to do more steps than I thought possible. One day I did 15,000 steps. Before trip I struggled to do 4000 steps. I also want to eat healthier and to lose weight. I have not tried during chemo cause the docs really want you to eat... But now I think I can start a gentle effort to eat but at reduced calories and diabetic approved substances. And finally I want to get control of my ADHD behavior. Whew I have a lot of things I want to do! But I want to find joy in doing them. My standard for joy is doing things with others. This trip the joy was sharing my bucket list items with my spouse....and he loves to travel. I think that i will share my healthiness journey with friends/members at my church by holding a class for those of my age (74()at a weekly session . Simple things about strength for walking and how to get up after a fall. I plan to get my family involved in accountability for my ADHD. Right now I am getting joy in planning and sharing as I know this is healthy to do ( post chem)

And let's hope those lesions continue to shrink. Carpe diem !!!

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@jeshaw6801
You are doing great! Your plans for positive change are wonderful. I am impressed at how well you have addressed things that need to be improved on. Every day is a new day in which you can move forward and leave the pre-treatment person (habits/thoughts) behind.
Your trip sounds awesome, a great way to open the door to a new future!
Best of luck!

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