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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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Aug 6, 2024

In reply to @shivey "Going for a walk in the sunshine down by the sea ❤️" + (show)

That sounds lovely, @shivey. I felt joy just reading about it!

shivey | @shivey | Aug 6, 2024

In reply to @asutton0144 "Having my property management company to pay for motel room overnight while repairs are done. Because..." + (show)

Going for a walk in the sunshine down by the sea ❤️

northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Aug 2, 2024

My joy today came from an X-ray appointment. They took me as soon as I arrived, and I was in and out of the hospital so fast that I was able to go back home on the same transit fare. It's a little thing, but it makes me feel like the universe is on my side today.

(Also, the test results are back and they're all good.)

scottbeammeup | @scottbeammeup | Aug 2, 2024

I was feeling very sad last night and my 70 pound dopey dog came and put her head on my shoulder as if she knew and was comforting me. I could feel the love coming off of her and it really helped.

asutton0144 | @asutton0144 | Aug 2, 2024

Having my property management company to pay for motel room overnight while repairs are done.
Because of the cancer and the dust associated with the repairs.
In today’s world there ARENT many good who care.

northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Jul 26, 2024

Today: breakfast with one of my former roommates from the physio Rehab Centre. We supported each-other through some tough times for a month and a half. He brought joy and enthusiasm to every day, including the ones where I had trouble finding them.

dougr19 | @dougr19 | Jul 25, 2024

What gives me joy.
1. Enjoying food from our garden.
2. Played golf yesterday.
3. Went for a hike.
Three things I thought I would never do after my surgery 6 months ago.
( I had kidney removed)

relicmeister | @rselicmeister | Jul 25, 2024

What brought me joy today?
Feeling awesome the day after chemo with two new targeted to my cancer drugs, and sudden ability to swallow fluid and even creamy soup which represents the first food by mouth since like Memorial Day. So today I’m joyful and what’s more., hopeful. If I feel strong enough and pain free enough to metal detect the woods for colonial era artifacts, I’ll be even more joyful. My last attempt was a let down due to spinal tumor pain.
So I’m joyful and also grateful.

northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Jul 25, 2024

In reply to @tobydrake7 "Music brings me Joy." + (show)

Listening, playing, or both?

I inherited my grandfather's classic-music albums from the 1950s and 60s, and I love putting one of them on the turntable and listening, pops, scratches, and all. We lost him in 1977, but when I play them I feel like he's sitting with me.

I also inherited by grandfather's love for playing classical music, and now that I can sit up again after recovering from the cancer damage to my spine, that brings me joy almost every day.