Three Good Things

Good idea Anne.  Here are mine for today:

Had a lovely walk with neighbours. The sun shone and we sat outside drinking coffee.

Enjoying beautiful beech tree we can see from bedroom window.

Feel very privileged to have time to enjoy these things. I may not have taken early retirement if I had not had cancer.

Best wishes to all.

Another Ann from the class of 2015 x

Good idea Anne, I've been thinking about making a journal and writing 3 good things each day because I have a lot of rubbish to deal with in life and it might help me realise there are good things too!

So mine today are:-

1.  I had my 2 year check up today and all was well, thank goodness.  Now onto 6 monthly checks!

2.  It hasn't rained all day and I have enjoyed looking at all the autumn colours in the garden!

3.  I've got wool and a pattern ready to start a new cardigan for my baby grandson this evening to look forward to!

Hugs, Lesley xx

I'm so glad this thread has started here..I think in our lives dealing with our personal journeys it is all too easy to get caught up in all the negativity and anxiety and forget that there are nice things to appreciate that happen as well. I also keep a journal and although I don't write in it every day now it is good to put your thoughts down on paper to get them out of your system. It's also good to reflect on to see how far you have progressed in your journey. Anyway, I'm going to be a bit different today and post three good things from my week. 1) My second three month check went smoothly I'm pleased to report and there is nothing brewing away in my body. I have to admit to being a bit worried when the sonographer asked me whether they had left a stump where my cervix was or whether they had totally removed it. I was told it had gone so spent the rest of the examination,legs akimbo, wondering what on earth this stump could be and when an area got highlighted in red my mind started doing overtime! When she caught nd glancing at the screen when I was getting dressed again she promptly turned it off so I was mentally preparing to be told the cancer was back when I saw the consultant . It wasn't the consultant but a younger member of her  team( much younger) who cheerfully said everything was ok then proceeded to ram the speculum into me at 100mph making me yelp and giving me an internal. I know the clinic was running 45 minutes late but honestly! I raised my concerns about the  stump but was told they always ask that so they know what they are looking for apparently. First time I've ever been asked that so now I know for next time although just a teeny weeny bit of me is wondering if there is something there and whether she got it right. Wait until next time when hopefully I get the consultant! 2) I had my darling little granddaughter and her mum staying with us for a few days. It really lifted us up although she is at that stage where she is getting into everything now..she grabbed hold of the tv remote and pressed something so Peppa pig went awol and I couldn't get any sound or picture. So hubby had to sort that one out! She is so amusing with her little ways and is trying to talk now and playing with grandad is a firm favourite, particularly her comment of " oh,goo" when something rolls out of reach or she knocks a tower of bricks down. It's lovely how children grab life with both hands and live it free of worry gaining pleasure from the simplest things. 3) I started back at work this week on a phased return and it's so nice to see all my colleagues again after six months and my patients who were wondering g where I had gone to. Mind you I am glad that there are only two days to go until the weekend because I am getting a little tired but it's good to get a bit of structure back. Lots of laughs too. Hope everybody on this forum has had a good day/week too. I look forward to reading more positives on this thread. Love and hugs to everyone. Lamb.xx

Hello oldady Like you I've been wondering what happened to the original thread, so I'm really pleased you've re-started it. I know that for many of us life isn't all we'd want it to be right now and that some are struggling with recurrence or extended treatments etc and some of us are busy dealing with difficult family situations, but there's still so much we can be thankful for. 

So my 3 for today are:

1) I had a lovely afternoon at my Knit & Natter group - we had a great time crafting and one lady brought us some home made Christmas cake to share over coffee - yum!

2) I had a phone call from a friend who I haven't seen for some time and it was good to catch up with her.

3) Had a walk in the sunshine with my husband

xx

Dear all

my three good things are:

1. allowed home from hospital today after radical hysterectomy 

2. Hubby has put the Xmas tree up

3. I will get to put my feet up over Xmas and indulge myself in Christmas movies 

..... there’s a 4th....I won’t be watching my weight !