First off, NOT insignificant. Cancer is cancer. There is an enormous spectrum of possibilities post-Tx. I am so happy that yours went the way it did.

Second, as a Christian you know that this life isn't all there is. The Lord and He alone knows the number of our days. It is a finite number and I have tried to reduce or eliminate the number of them spent worrying about anything. I stumble frequently but the goal is always to recognize I'm worrying, hand it back to Him and get on with what's left. Take the energy spent worrying and tell the people you love how much you love them, go see a play, do stuff you used to say you didn't have enough time to do. Make the time to do them! I believe stress played a large part in "switching on" my cancer 2 years ago. For the life of me I can't remember even one job I was working on that was so stinking important then.

I'm sure the rest of my life a sore throat will make my mind wander. My job is to allow it 10-15 seconds and move on.