Saturday, March 29, 2008

Choosing to be happy in the face of difficult odds

This blog was originally published on 4-1-2007

These last few months have been a whirlwind. My husband, Joe, was recently diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma so I have been immersed in traveling to the center every two weeks, getting the treatments, taking medications, learning about Hodgkins, and doing what I can to get him healthly while still taking care of all the other family and household needs.

People ask me how I do it and how I stay so positive. My answer is simple. I wake up every morning and get to choose how I am going to feel today. I choose to focus on all the wonderful things in my life and on Joe's complete healing.

Events may happen to us that seem out of our control but we can always choose how we want to react to them. As my husband's treatments come to a close and we head off to have him re-tested so we can see his progress, I focus on his healing and know that he is getting closer to being 100% healthy again.

We are looking forward to putting this in our past and focusing on our future.

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