National Cancer Survivor's Day

Today is National Cancer Survivor's Day.  It falls on the first Sunday of each year.  The first year it came around after my diagnosis I was invited to a luncheon that is put on by the NA Cancer Center.  I at that point just wanted to put it all behind me and honestly, I was a bit embarrassed that I was a cancer patient.  Last year, I got the same invite and enjoyed going to the luncheon with my boyfriend and another dear friend.  It was great to see the staff from the cancer center and to laugh with them on how different I looked with hair.  This year I did not get an invite so maybe they didn't hold it this year or I just didn't make the list.  I think I wouldn't have gone though, I am enjoying the simple pleasures of boating this summer.  Each weekend that we can spend out exploring seems like such an important life affirming time for me that I would hate to miss one.  Playing with Daisy in the water, reading a book on the boat as it sways with the waves, starting to get my body in shape again while exploring the desert slickrock, the easy relaxed conversations with my boyfriend, swimming and laughing in the cool water, ending the day with a fire on the beach - all of them are exactly what I was fighting for as I battled cancer.  So, it was the perfect way for me to celebrate that I am here for another National Cancer Survivor's Day.

Here's to all of my fellow cancer survivor's out there.  I hope you each had a perfect day also.  And I also have a quiet prayer for those who cancer took too soon and to those that are still battling to get back to what they love in life.