It has been a full week since I had my last treatment. I rang the bell. I celebrated the end of that phase of the journey. Then began the healing. I am being patient, well as patient as one can be when trying to defeat cancer. The healing has been slow. So slow that I couldn’t sense it. I still visit the clinic three times a week for transfusions. Those transfusions are aimed at helping me rebuild my strength and weight. Without assistance, eating has remained tough. The painful condition of my throat, due to all those radiation treatments, makes it difficult. Yet even though the healing has been slow, it has been happening. My weight has come up and I have started to add thicker foods to my diet.
This morning has been the best start to a day since the healing phase began. I will spare you the details of what that routine has been like and just say that it was easier. For the first time in a week I am ready to declare that this day is better. It is clearly better than yesterday. It is definitely better than two days ago. Let’s just say it is different and I’ll take it.
I’ve been told to look for the light at the end of the tunnel. Until today, that light has been faint—more an idea than a promise. I’m not ready to declare victory or say “mission accomplished,” but I am closer. For the first time, that light feels brighter. It even feels nearer. I sense that this final phase is approaching its end, that this long journey will soon be behind me. I remain optimistic—but now, for the first time, I’m also more confident. And that feels new.
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It’s so great to hear that your treatments went well – and maybe even more important – that you are keeping your spirits up and remain optimistic about the future. Rest assured that we are too – and I’m sure that all of the rest of your friends and family feel the same way. Hang in there. We’re all pulling for you!
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Thanks Bruce.
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Well Ken, we know you’ve still a row to hoe in your journey but THIS DAY is so worthy of a “happy dance”!! On this very chilly n’ snowy day, it warms my heart to read your Kenism today! The prognosis at the start said it wouldn’t necessarily be easy but “is curable”! And here you and Deb are with more optimism n’ confidence than ever!! Sending “very good vibes” along with our prayers for continued progress~~one day at a time! SMILES, HUGS n’ BLESSINGS to stay strong on this positive path! (God is walking with you both, too! ❤️) J n’ C 👏
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Thank you. On the low days, I could channel the energy my readers were sending my way. You were definitely one of the strongest.
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