Today was to be the day we were going to Dallas for Doug’s bone marrow transplant consultation with Dr. Collins. I messed things up!
Last Friday I became one of the nation’s statistics of one who got a flu shot and, for no extra charge, the flu! Today I’m much stronger but Doug didn’t want me to push myself nor did he want to go to the consultation without me. The doctor isn’t available next week so the appointment is rescheduled for March 12th.
This gives me opportunity to share something else about our family and its love for one another with you. Our children have been marvelous in keeping in touch with us from a distance. (One lives in Seattle and the other in New York City.) Throughout Doug’s illness, their love and concern for their Dad has shown in many different ways.
One of the unique ways of keeping in touch has been from our New York kids. They send a postcard everyday printed with the pithy quotes of various famous and not-so-famous people. They have done this every day since January! I’ve just randomly selected a few of those messages received in the last few days to share with you.
To me, faith is not just a noun but also a verb. ~Jimmy Carter
It’s not the load that breaks you down; it’s the way you carry it.
~Lena Horne
During chemo, you’re more tired than you’ve ever been. It’s like a cloud passing over the sun, and suddenly you’re out. You don’t know how you’ll answer the door when your groceries are delivered. But you also find that you’re stronger than you’ve ever been. You’re clear. Your mortality is at optimal distance, not up so close that it obscures everything else, but close enough to give you depth perception. Previously, it has taken you weeks, months, or years to discover the meaning of an experience. Now it’s instantaneous. ~Melissa Bank
For peace of mind, we need to resign as general manager of the universe. ~Larry Eisenberg
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by each experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Worry is as useless as a handle on a snowball. ~Mitzi Chandler
When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or fight like hell. ~Lance Armstrong
We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival. ~Winston Churchill.
Physical strength is measured by what we can carry; spiritual by what we can bear. ~Author Unknown.
Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading. ~Oswald Chambers
Cancer is a word, not a sentence. ~John Diamond
I better stop. They are all so good. Not all about cancer but all appropriate, helpful reminders on any given day for both Doug and me. The fact the messages are mixed in with our bills is an added plus!
~Carole
