It’s now six months since I was diagnosed with cancer. It feels like a landmark of some kind! The good news is I’m alive. The bad news is I sometimes don’t feel like it. Life has become a ‘chemo-sandwich’. I go into hospital and get poisoned, spend three weeks recovering, and then I do it all over again. The challenge is to put some nice stuff into the middle of the sandwich.
Here are some of the enjoyable bits I’ve found in my sandwiches…
- Going for walks with my wife
- Being invited out for a meal
- Reading some good books
- Sitting on the swing in the backyard, soaking up the sunshine
- Having a family golf day
- Sharing coffee with friends
- Going for walks with the dog
- Cheering on the Brumbies
- Preaching at church
- 10pin bowling with my boys
- Learning to write (blog posts)
- Chatting over lunch with friends
- Catching a couple of fish
- Visiting the Harley Davidson shop, and dreaming
- Having a good cry
- Buying myself a down-filled jacket
- Going for walks with friends
- Reading through 2 Corinthians
- Having friends come to visit
- Planning a holiday in Queensland
- Walking the Relay for Life with my family
- Playing Words with Friends with friends
- Going out to dinner
- Staying at home in front of the fire
- Going for walks on my own
- Drinking ginger beer
- Being inspired by others who are also doing it tough
- Learning more and more what it means to trust God in all things
Thank you once again for sharing our journey. 🙂
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