Sunday, May 23, 2010

I never knew how strong I was until being strong was the only choice I had.

Isn't this so so true? Someone on one of my message boards has this as her signature, and it really resonated with me tonight. I can tell you all kinds of shitty things about having cancer but one thing that came out of all this was how strong I learned I am. How resilient I am. How determined I am. How much I love my husband and children. There were a lot of times that I had to dig deep, but I was able to find the strength I needed inside myself. Without my experiences, I might never have discovered this.

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  1. I just said this to my husband today. That for the past 8 years since diagnosis I have lived my life with faith rather then fear. I agree until we are faced with this challenge we do not realize how much strength we have. It is a lesson we learn but might not be the lesson we would normally choose.

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  2. I am deeply moved by this post. You have given your children, as well as all the people that know you, a great gift in how you have handled this challenge. Once a teacher, always a teacher.

    Jehan

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  3. Awesome quote, and so true for you. You are super woman!!!

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  4. When the student is ready the Teacher appears . I am ready. I have not been able to read this cept in bits and byte's . When I heard you had been touched with this wretched C word as a Nurse for 20 some year's this diagnosis I couldn't digest. I am ready , I love you and carry on dear Sheri. You have Always been someone to listen to , you touched our live'e deeply and meaningfully. Hey I was pretty damn good applying the wafers. Measuring, getting them gooey enough . Wonderful skill and challenge for me to keep the people I cared for clean, and dry and their skin from being irritated. When I was reading all you are going through I got pumped. I am longing for and heading towards getting back into the field I never should of strayed from.

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