Oh cool, I didnt realize I missed my cancerversary!

geewhiz
geewhiz Member Posts: 1,439
edited June 2014 in Stage III Breast Cancer

I was just writing the date on something, and it dawned on me that I missed dreading my date of diagnosis this year.

Maybe it was chemobrain. But maybe, just maybe...I am getting my life back. Not the same life. A different one.

My body has scars, and I can never find where I parked my car.  I try to learn a new way to cook, and eat lots of vegetables trying to be vegan, but sometimes Cheerios is "whats for dinner" for 3 young kiddos. I run a lot, but yesterday I found a really cool rock that overlooked the river where I run, and I sat down and listened to the rush of the water, took off my shoes and waded in the cool water.  My nails are still paperthin from chemo, but I let my daughter paint them purple with sparkles. And I keep them that way for work. I have crazy chemo curls blasting all over my head, but I gel them and get lots of compliments. I got asked this week what I did to my hair to make it look so "hot". I was 2 seconds from saying "uh..chemo!".  But I just smiled and said, "Thanks". 

 I am so grateful. For each scar, crazed curl and every last piece of kale that I have to choke down.

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