Tell us What you are Grateful For

I am grateful for Inspire Health in Vancouver. I have never come across a group of such consistently kind, compassionate, funny and healing people in one place.

i am also grateful for my daughter and her sweetness

I am grateful for the women on BCO who, in spite of (or because of) their own fears about this frightening disease, take the time to ease the fears od others.

Happy Thanksgiving

I am grateful for this site and for the ladies in the November 2013 chemo group here who helped me get through it, and some of whom have become, no doubt, lifelong friends.

I am grateful for my husband who was with me 100% every step of the way, and though I wish I'd never had cancer, I'm grateful that some good did come of it: I now know how much he loves me, and HE now knows that he's an excellent man in a crisis. He is Superman.

I am grateful for my family and friends that were so supportive and loving to me, and most of whom were smart enough to not expect me to have a constantly positive attitude, lol. They let me be The Me that I was through treatment, and loved me, regardless.

I am grateful that I had/have doctors that I have absolute faith in and who take the time to listen to my concerns and answer my questions and take my preferences seriously and sometimes just sit and chat with my husband and me. One doctor in particular, my MO, has moved mountains for me where insurance is concerned.

I am grateful for all the nurses, techs, etc., 99% of whom have been knowledgeable, likable, and who never once treated me like I was "just another patient," but rather made me feel like me and my health was their main focus when they were with me.

I am grateful for all that modern medicine has had to offer me. 

I am grateful for the best of all treatment side effects: I'm alive.

I am grateful that my husband took out an Afflac cancer policy for me just MONTHS before my diagnosis. 

I am grateful that I have enough hair now that it looks like I simply WANTED a short and curly hair-do. :P

And last but far from least, I am grateful for my two dogs and my cat who kept me company during the days when my husband was at work and I was going through surgery recovery, chemo, radiation, and then surgery recovery again. They rarely left my side, and I love them dearly.

yes, thanks to all the folks who have helped to educate me and to keep me positive

I am grateful to live in an area with lots of great docs who I can turn to for help.

grateful that I was able to retire at 65, maybe not a rich retirement with travel and such but a retirement away from stress and worry
Oh yes, grateful for my wonderful caring neighbors who drive me to appointments when asked and check up on me if I do not appear at my door when they think I should! 

I am grateful to know in this community we are never alone in our side effects and treatment, someone understands. I am so Grateful for the support of My Lord Jesus who sustains me.

I am grateful for a loving, supportive, wise and discerning husband. He always knows what to ask my dr. when I forget. He helps me to laugh.... I have a great supportive group of faithful friends---two of whom are in this same battle as I am (stage 4) More later ....I am Blessed by so many people.

I am grateful for all the big things, little things, happy things, and even sad things that have happened since my diagnosis almost eight years ago. I am just grateful to be around to experience them. LIFE!

After my final surgery (RIght breast reconstruction) last week, following a whole year of diagnosis of Stage 1 breast cancer and subsequent surgeries, including a left breast masectomy, I have so many things to be grateful for today.

To sum up, I am grateful for: my wonderful supportiveloving husband; my family and friends who walked in Making Strides fundraiser and helped me raise $4,000. My colleagues who always kept in touch with me when I was home recuperating and welcomed me back with open arms; to my wonderful plastic surgeon and her nurse who pulled me up from the depths of despair; my kitties who cuddled with me every morning;to my belated dog Dazzle, who always slept by my side; to being able to adopt a new dog from a shelter; to sunshine days in my backyard; to waking up every morning--to being ALIVE and looking at life through a new kaleidoscope of optimism, faith and love. Thank you God for blessing me with a wonderful life everyday!

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before cancer I hated my hair (stringy, thin) after cancer Im grateful for hair, my own stringy thin hair!

before cancer I used to complain that I hated my job, after cancer Im grateful that I am healthy and feel good enough to work. 

before cancer I thought my hubby didn't help enough around the house, after cancer I am grateful for how supportive and loving he was (and is) and for keeping the household afloat during months of treatment

I am grateful that I now don't sweat the small stuff anymore and everyone says that my type A personality had become a B!

I am grateful for BCO, my beautiful family and my friends (and my pa watching over me from above)