Happiness is a choice!

I let go of all negativity that rests in my body and mind

March 31, 2016:  The alarm clock goes off at 7:15 am. The accountability conference call is in 15 min. I am no longer using the cancer card as an excuse to sleep in. I need to find a positive affirmation. I open my book, “I can do it” I read through a few affirmations, this one is what I need today. “I let go of all negativity that rests in my body and mind” I was visiting with a friend through private messaging, who went through radiation the same time as I did. She told me that if she called me right then, that all she would do is cry. She told me that she is struggling a little with depression and anxiety and that radiation changed her personality. That is exactly how I feel!  The last 2 nights I slept at least 9 hours and when I woke up I felt great. But within an hour of getting up, I want to just sit and stare. I still have a hard time eating a meal until about noon. Two days in a row this week I was done with the day at 5 pm. I don’t always need sleep,

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The boy and his fiddle

I was there that day His junior year Happy boy who loved his fiddle And behind that fiddle he owned the world He knew he was incredible   The guitar jammed The fiddle sang The crowd cheered This mom’s  heart swelled with pride   Memories of coaching   -make your hand like a waterfall   -keep your violin up   -your violin goes under your chin No longer mattered The boy and the fiddle were one They sang their own tune, in their own way   Pictures bring back memories New pictures that a mom has never seen Touch her heart in a new way Happiness for the years together Heartbreak  for the years lost   The fiddle is tucked away in it’s case It rarely sings The fiddle is no longer with the boy      

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