Post treatment

     The last five months, have been a mixture of many emotions. At first I felt relief.
Finally ,being able to go back to normal and look forward to a life without Dr's appointments was great....But, what is normal?
        First and foremost, I had to come to term with the fact that i had CANCER. ,Because of all the future preventive tests that will be necessary  to take, I had to  accept the fact that no matter how healthy  I'll be , I will always be reminded  of that fact. So , the way I saw it, I either dwelled on it or chose a more optimistic approach.. Being an  optimist by nature, I chose the latter.  I have so much to be thankful for,that  complaining was definetely not an option.
            Having said that, with every passing week , realization of  a big adjustment set in.  I never, not worked.  I found myself missing the salon which was not my choise to loose.  Women Of Style,lost to flood Irene,took from me the anticipation of returning to my second home. It saddened me so much   and I miss all my coworkes and clients.
                  Beginning of June, I had to have a precautionary histerectomy that I am still recovering from. Hoping that this is the end of not so good a  year, I'm coming to term at accepting my retirement
and enjoy the things i never had the time for.My passion for reading is being satisfied. I don't think i ever had the pleasure to read a book from beginning to end and now I am living the dream. I have read some wonderful books in the past year and I have so many more to go. As soon as I feel better, I also want to return to my other passion...Painting... Lots of ideas. I have learned valuable lessons.Accepting what life throws your way. opens up, that much quicker,a brighter tomorrow. Thanks for listening!