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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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Jul 6, 2024

In reply to @susan528 "what brought me joy today is learning about this support group! i am a new patient..." + (show)

Welcome! And I hope you find many other sources of joy along your cancer journey. It's tough sometimes, but it can also bring wonderful surprises, especially learning to better appreciate the "little" important things (family, friends, nature, pets, etc) that get drowned out when one is constantly fussing over things like doom in the news, finances, or endless household to-do lists.

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

In reply to @susan528 "what brought me joy today is learning about this support group! i am a new patient..." + (show)

Welcome to Mayo Connect, @susan528! It is good to find others to share the journey.

susan528 | @susan528 | Jul 6, 2024

In reply to @clippertwo "Hearing from a new friend after a 6 week silence! All is well!" + (show)

what brought me joy today is learning about this support group! i am a new patient to cancer and none of my friends have cancer so i am so happy knowing i will be able to connect with others on my same life path. Thank you, Mayo! 🙏

clippertwo | @clippertwo | Jul 5, 2024

In reply to @californiazebra "1. Helped a neighbor with her garden 2. Went to a movie with my cousin 3...." + (show)

Hearing from a new friend after a 6 week silence! All is well!

Zebra | @californiazebra | Jul 5, 2024

A wonderful neighborhood potluck celebrating the 4th of July. Great friends, great food, lots of shade under trees, perfect weather, lots of fun stories and laughs. A good time was had by all!

verol65 | @verol65 | Jul 5, 2024

* Videochatting with my parents
* Restarting doing exercise with the RingFit on the Switch console, after over a year of having dropped out.
* Drinking my smoothie of kefir, amaranth, banana and strawberries

donnyboy | @donnyboy | Jul 5, 2024

Focusing on the well being of others - relatives, friends, anyone - and caring for them in an active manner if possible, helping a friend in some small way.

northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Jul 1, 2024

Today (Canada Day holiday) I finished rebuilding the front garden after the city tore up our yard for water renewal. I've put in begonias, which do well in the shade, surrounded by cedar mulch.

Begonias were the last thing I planted before I went into hospital in 2021, and amid all the serious stuff (cancer diagnosis. paraplegia, COVID lockdowns, etc), I was always sad I didn't get to see the begonias through the season.

Now my family makes gentle fun of me for buying so many, but being surrounded by begonias makes me happy.

earnoldnpr | @earnoldnpr | Jun 30, 2024

In reply to @janar "1. Talked to my soon to be wife 2. Vacation starting soon 3. Packing for the..." + (show)

Feeling better than yesterday.

Zebra | @californiazebra | Jun 30, 2024

1. Helped a neighbor with her garden
2. Went to a movie with my cousin
3. Lots of squirrels and birds visited me in my patio
4. Walked with neighbors to enjoy all the solar lights in the solar light lit gardens in our neighborhood including my own
5. Texted with loved ones
6. Nice weather
7. A cute doodle puppy walked by