Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 | Paul and Kerri - It sounds like both of you have made tremendous strides towards your recovery. Just getting back to a 40/hr week job is an awesome accomplishment. And Kerri, just taking care of a young children is a full time job in itself! Plus returning to work part time! Neither of you should EVER feel any guilt when the need comes to take a nap!! While you are napping, your body is still working hard at continuing your recovery from what cancer did to your body. It's a slow process and you have to notice and celebrate the small positive steps towards recovery. Be kind and patient with your body in its work to repair itself. If you have to, whenever you take a nap, hang a sign out that says "SH-H-H, body is renewing energy". Kerri, if you can get your children to take a nap at the same time, then that's what you should be doing, too. Let the dishes and the dusting go - you will be a happier Mom when you wake up! JMO.
Anne-Marie CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)
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