After a long infusion and a nice dinner out with my hubby we returned to our oddly quite and toddler-free house to find three more loving packages. My inspirational heart friend Vicki sent me the affirmation list she read to herself everyday during treatment. We had talked about these affirmations 5 years ago when we-together were sharing her breast cancer journey and she had mentioned them to me the day I was diagnosed, however she said she needed to wait until the right time to share with me. Let me just say… Today was the right day.
After tearing up a bit with Vicki’s card and letter, I opened the sweetest package from a little 4 grader from my hometown and his entire 4th grade class. It started with the sweetest letter of support from his mom. This little forth grader met me only a few times when he was a lot younger through some friends. After hearing I was sick he wanted to make me a card but he thought it would be better if he had his whole class make cards for me. So I came home to a pile of beautiful and hilarious cards of support that are full of fourth grade humor. I cannot help but smile right now.
I recently read a quote about how you never really know how much people love or like you until you get sick. It’s odd to think like this but in so many ways it is true. I know I’ve said this before, but there is nothing fun about cancer, however so much good has and keeps coming from this. I learn more about myself each and every day, I am doing my best to make only positive changes in my life, and most of all I feel love and hope all around me.