Well. Welcome to this thread.
You may be surprised why it is here or happy it is here. Then again: ‘You have got to be joking! Do you know what is wrong with me?’ may be your response.
This all began on the Extreme Fatigue thread. On there several people wanted and needed inspiration/incentive to get out and walk. Many people see the benefits of it in their life and to help on this; mad journey, train ride, rollercoaster ride and other positively rude words journey called Breast Cancer.
It is not a thread created to make anyone feel less than they do at present. It is not a thread that will set people against one another. Being competitive with yourself or a simple challenge to yourself is the point, but not a race against others is a key premis.
The idea is that you can do any of these or none:
Well here goes.
Either it will grow and blossom, with lots of lovely people benefiting. Or I will have egg all over my face – not for the first time in my chequered life and career.
Leolady – may be adding in the odd gallop to my walks.
PS if you don't like us don't be cruel.
A pair of reluctant feet . Head full of fog created by an appt. and family
REWARD for 25 mins.
Met a new neighbour.
Head cleared.
WILL now go to Rock Choir and croak like a frog.
Well thought I'd better put my best foot/ boob forward and set an example.
Leolady - avoided galloping though
Life is like a boxing match, defeat is declared not when you fall ..... But when you refuse to stand up again ....... So, I get knocked down but I get up again. x
my usual walk involves walking to the park and then up the hill and around the chapel, it takes about 40 mins to do 6000 steps or over an hour to do 10k, and I only started trying to do 10k because someone else said 10k and I felt feeble only doing 6
I'm always cold when I start but get warm by the time I get to the hill, including my feet, which suffered a bit during the T phase of chemotherapy. I walked every day during chemo until my toenails were hanging off, then I had to get clever with the tape.
Part of the reason for sticking with the cemetery is that it is on a south facing slope and is at least 10˚ warmer and a good way of catching the few rays we get here in the UK, secondly it keeps me motivated, third it's an easy route and it's not boring, even though I do it everyday
I took this shot on Halloween last year
Carolyn
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real life success stories to remind you that people do survive breast cancer
https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer_types/breast-cancer/f/38/t/115457
Dr Peter Harvey
https://www.workingwithcancer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/After-the-treatment-finishes-then-what.pdf
