Tired of Waiting?

January 19, 2020
 macfightsback
Life is full of waiting, isn’t it? Waiting for your next check, for your health to improve, to find the “perfect” mate, to retire, to return to work, to win the lottery, for your first grandchild, for the new and improved device, for the next election so your candidate will win and “fix” everything, for your next CT scan/PET scan/tumor marker results, for Spring and the list goes on and on.

I am tired of waiting!!! So every “good day”, beginning today I will move on. I will work on goals I can accomplish now. For example, today I looked at reaching out to help others by adding a new monthly donation to an excellent charity (St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital). I looked out for the birds in my yard by cleaning my 3 birdbaths and refilling them with clean water and tonight will be foot care night, looking out for me. This is not newsworthy and are just a few examples of moving forward instead of waiting. It feels good.

On the “not so good days” I will do my best and that is OK. Those are the days I am proud I took care of myself and did manage to do important activities like take care of my Siamese cat “Tiger”, get the garbage out to the road, pay my bills on time, laundry, and wash dishes.

Keeping an attitude of gratitude, helps alot with this philosophy. It is not hard to imagine a situation much worse than I am in at that moment.

If I get “over my head” , I will ask for help. Whether it is a call to my family, a friend, my Oncologist’s office or a prayer I will not hesitate. No more dreading the future. I am enjoying today 😊!

macfightsback
  • macfightsback

  • I worked as a registered nurse in Critical Care for over 35 years. I retired in 2017. I am single, never married. I have one sister, one brother and I am an aunt. I love animals and nature, especially cats. My Siamese cat, Tiger is my constant companion and joy. I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in July 2015. I received debulking surgery at that time. I have been through chemotherapy a total of 3 times. I am receiving it now for pulmonary nodules which popped up on my CT scan in April and an area under my left diaphragm which is also positive for cancer. This is my 2nd reoccurence. No symptoms with this reoccurence or the reoccurence I had in 2018. (See what I mean by MY SNEAKY CANCER ) ?

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