Love your attitude - really need to take a leaf out of your book!
Have you always been positive or has it taken some brain training?
I've always been annoying positive I'm afraid
My mum used to say that no matter how bad you think things are, there's someone who's in a worse position....very true, and we need to count our blessings rather than look for the clouds. I must admit though I'm even surprising myself on this one, and even when I've had the odd bout of insomnia it was worrying about work and not the cancer!
On the plus side:
1. My tumour's been caught early, and pretty much by chance - it's in a very difficult place to spot so could have easily been overlooked. I've a lot to thank my local hospital for.
2. This whole thing has really forced me to look at my diet and general lifestyle and we've been making some huge changes for the better. I'm not quite sure how I got this far without doing it earlier to be honest, and I feel - and look - so much better for it.
3. I'm getting my money's worth out of the NHS
And I've met some lovely, lovely people along the way.
I believe positive mental attitude goes a long way to beating these things - most things in fact- and I'm quite determined to still be around in my 80s so I get my own back on my kids
I'm back at Clatterbridge on Tuesday and hopefully the tumour will have responded as it should do. My consultant knows I'm not going down the chemo route but may be pushing external radiation depending on the results....I'm not entirely convinced about this either but am trying to keep an open mind until we've discussed it in more depth. Let's see what comes.
GG x