Hi early stagers,
I'm wondering, now that you are an early stage lung cancer survivor, what do you do differently?
If you are like me, I always say that my life changed forever when I was diagnosed with lung cancer, but what really is different?
I think for me, I have an intense awareness of the passing of time. I feel like life, which I now realize is so precious, is just blowing by. And, while I work on trying to make the most of my days, life is still just buzzing past at what seems to be breakneck speed all the time. Makes me a little sad, but I don't know what I can do about it????
I also try to eat right and get exercise more now than before. Now, I'm not always successful at both of those, but I'm trying, and am in pretty good shape right now. I could stand to lose about 10-15 pounds, which I keep saying I will get after, but you know how that goes. Hopefully, this winter. (lol!)
I am a lot less carefree now. I found out how it feels to have my life threatened and I didn't like it. I don't like that part about me.
I want to live to be old, but I don't look forward to being old. (huh?)
I love birthdays! My friends don't want to be reminded when they have another birthday, and I'm shouting from the rooftops when it's my birthday!
Those are some things that come to my mind, what about you?
Cindy