"Keeping going"

We were away for the weekend at a friend’s cottage; a treat to be able to step off the planet for while – no phone, e-mails and we even avoided the TV. It is odd though, we were both commenting on our way home how good it felt to be heading “home”. At this time of change and unfamiliarity there is something comfortable about being surrounded by the familiar and predictable.

On Friday we saw someone at the clinic and, from that conversation; we think we are getting closer to an appointment with an oncologist. Hopefully, then proceeding with the chemo. Much as I am dreading the treatments, I want to get on with things so we have a sense of what it is we are actually dealing with. How will I do with the treatment? Will we be able to fit in some “quality time” during the treatments? Can the tumors be shrunk? Can this aggressive cancer be held back for a time?

Every day there something coming into the house that brings a smile or a lift of some kind. A good friend of mine, who also has cancer, sent me a note saying “if you are going through hell, keep going” – and we are. We are “keeping going” as we welcome friends for tea, keep up with the grand children, chase down weeds in the garden and especially in our .being with each other. We are slightly addicted to the web puzzles and understand there are a few of you who are also having difficulty tearing yourselves away from them!