On a happier note....

Shemp
Shemp Member Posts: 89
edited June 2014 in Caring for Someone with Breast cancer
6 months after her last chemo treatment, 13 weeks after radiation and less than a year from diagnosis, my wife went on a vacation, but not your normal kind.... Link to story
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  • cowgirl
    cowgirl Member Posts: 777
    edited July 2006
    Shemp!
    Thanks for sharing this, I feel like I was on the trip only my legs don't hurt!

    I am familar with black flies, nasty biters they are! I loved reading your journal of food and scenery. Nothing beats home though! Funny you can't wait to leave, and when you are back home it feels so good!
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  • jgrjunque
    jgrjunque Member Posts: 47
    edited July 2006
    Fabulous. Congrats, Kristen!!! Well done!

    Well written and great photos too!
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited July 2006
    Thanks for sharing this ... I really enjoyed reading about your trip - and seeing all the photos... sounds like it was very fulfilling... I used to do a lot of riding - mainly supported rides though ... I cannot imagine climbing some of those hills with the weight of all your gear. Thats' a tough climb!!!
    Doreen
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  • csp
    csp Member Posts: 2,765
    edited July 2006
    Thanks for sharing Shemp. Your adventure had everything..
    beautiful views, rain, meeting interesting people,
    rain, smut, rain, did I mention rain? That would'nt have happened in the dessert ! lol

    hugs,
    Carrie
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  • Shemp
    Shemp Member Posts: 89
    edited July 2006

    Glad you enoyed it. I hope it's inspirational for some, and that it shows that it's not all that long before you can start living life fully again with a sense of normalcy. Heaven knows Kristen wouldn't have thought she'd be doing this 6 months after her last chemo treatment at that time. Optimism!By the way, I hope it was semi-entertaining and not too boring!

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  • cowgirl
    cowgirl Member Posts: 777
    edited July 2006

    Kristen is a Amazon Woman to me! Shemp, I am so proud to know you both! She is so strong and you have been so supportive, and yet so funny too!

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  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited July 2006

    Those pictures are gorgeous - I can only imagine how great it looked in person. Glad you had a good trip and tell Kristen she's an inspirtation!!

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  • BostonMom
    BostonMom Member Posts: 5
    edited July 2006

    Thanks, I loved reading about your trip! It's great to know that there is life after breast cancer after all (I'm in the middle of chemo and sometimes forget....)

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  • csp
    csp Member Posts: 2,765
    edited July 2006
    (((((BostonMom)))))
    I promise this too shall pass ! Even is dosen't feel like it right now! Hang in there sweetie.

    (sorry Shemp little highjack)

    hugs,
    Carrie
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  • Shemp
    Shemp Member Posts: 89
    edited July 2006
    Quote:

    Thanks, I loved reading about your trip! It's great to know that there is life after breast cancer after all (I'm in the middle of chemo and sometimes forget....)



    And that's exactly it. Even toward the end of chemo, my wife lost sight of the end, forgot what a normal life was like, and thought she'd not get it back. Now we can look back and say we have our lives back, just with a little less hair and in retrospect, it was just months after the last of the treatments.

    So don't lose sight of the end, and set a goal for yourself. Not one based on a timeline, but one that allows you to say, "I'm back, I've beat this!" Maybe it's doing a skydive that you wouldn't have done before. Maybe it's hiking a trail you've always dreamed of. Perhaps it's jogging a 5k or biking a century ride. Maybe it's just taking a weekend to do absolutely nothing but pamper yourself at a spa with zero worries and no chores to do!
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