Kudos to you guys! Getting back to some sense of normal after cancer treatment is difficult at best. A year and a half post diagnosis and we are still working our way towards the finish line. It has been a long road but with time, understanding and patience, it has gotten easier. He has started Tai Chi again which helps a lot emotionally and physically.

As a caretaker, I replenish my glass with some girl time with my mom and sister, I take in a bingo or a half day playing pennies at a casino. I love the mundane repetitiveness and not having to think. When I am wearing my caregiver hat, I always try to make sure my husband does some things for himself and allow him to do some things for me. It gives him a sense of purpose and lets him feel like he is contributing as well.

Our counselor said something a few months ago which really hit home for us and I remind him... "This is your new body now. It is time to accept it as it is. Love it, Embrace it, Take good care of it!" "The next five years are going to pass, do you want to live them being sad, depressed and angry or do you want to live them living, loving and laughing?"

Life is precious! Share it with those you love and that love you!!

*Stepping down from soap box...