Thankful

Some of you were concerned that yesterday's post was not as positive as my usual ones. It wasn't intended that way. It was intended to be  very real and expressed what I am going through. Such raw emotion hits every day. And the chemo side effects are not pretty but cancer is not pretty.  Do not worry,  even when I feel bad and am expressing what I am going through or feeling,  I  am still very thankful and looking at the bright side, as there is always a bright side!

I am thankful that even though I do not feel good still, that I  know it could be worse.
I am thankful that it is me enduring these treatments and not my small children.
I am thankful that I have an amazing boss and co-workers!
I am thankful that people ask what they can do to make me feel better, even if nothing can be done.
I am thankful for my sister who is my rock and my strength when I do not feel I can do anymore.
I am thankful I have indoor plumbing, especially at night!
I am thankful to have a sweet toddler who wakes me up with kisses and snuggles.
I am thankful to have a baby who loves to smile and gives out giggles freely!
I am thankful for parents who love me and are always there for me.
I am thankful for in laws who love me like their own.
I am thankful for my Granny, who is one tough Matriarch! She makes me smile and shows me where my stubbornness comes from!
I am thankful I have insurance, so that I have choices in fighting cancer.
I am thankful I am able to push through this exhaustion and retain a semblance of a normal life.
I am thankful my body has tolerated chemo and is reacting positively to it.
I am thankful for ooey gooey cheese sticks, as they taste amazing at the moment.
I am thankful I can see the light at the end of the long tunnel.
I am thankful for Herceptin, as it makes being HER2+ not the death sentence it once was.
I am thankful, we caught my cancer when we did. Stage 3 seems like a cake walk next to Stage 4.
I am thankful for an amazing team of doctors, who listen to me and actually care about me.
I am thankful for my chemo nurses who brighten my day when I see them!
I am thankful to be able to reconnect with long lost friends. I was missing a piece of my heart without them and am so glad they are back in my life!
I am thankful to hear stories of why people love me or the impact I made on their lives!  Makes me smile a lot!
I am thankful people drive out of their way just to see me!
I am thankful for all the gifts, presents, hugs etc!  I am not used to being on the receiving end, and much rather be the giver, but am SOOO thankful at the moment to all the kind hearts that are out there. My faith in humanity has been restored when I think of you and all you have done for me!
I am thankful for my years of being a volunteer and am looking forward to being able to volunteer again and have little ones tag along too!
I am thankful I will have a future watching  my babies grow up!
I am thankful for the light that surrounds me even in dark times.
I am thankful for my sweet nieces who make me laugh, draw me pictures, rub my back and are amazing girls!
I am thankful for a brother in law that loves my kids like his own!
I am thankful I am alive!
I am thankful we are not in the path of Hurricane Matthew :D

I could keep going, but you get the picture! I am so thankful! All of you are a huge part of that gratitude!

THANK YOU for all your support and love!

I want to hear from you!  What are some things you are thankful for?


XOXO
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