I Am Thankful For..................

This is the view that I saw today out the window of the Cancer Center in Mason City, Iowa. Today this little squirrel was getting ready for winter by hiding his nuts and I got the pleasure of watching him. Got me thinking about how grateful he must be when he finds them again this winter when he is hungry. I have lots to be grateful for also.
Today I had my sandostatin injection that I get every 21 days for the rest of my life. It is for the type of cancer that I had surgery for 2 years ago November 17, the cancer is called carcinoid. You can google carcinoid to learn more about it if you want to or go to carcinoid.org to learn more.
What I am grateful for is the fact that I am alive and that there is this drug to keep me alive and to relieve the symptoms of carcinoid syndrome which I will deal with for the rest of my life.
I am grateful because I was given a second chance to live my life and I am living it differently than I did before the discovery of carcinoid. I am enjoying life in a whole new way and seeing things in a different light. I am enjoying my life more and loving every minute. I am doing things I would not have done in the past living each and every moment to the fullest.
It takes a major event like cancer to change a person. I know I have changed and continue to change every day.
If I haven't seen you lately or talked to you please forgive me. I want to tell you all how important you are in my life and how much I love you.
Have a great day!