And now for something completely different ...

Hello all. Buona sera. Hope everyone had a splendiferous Monday! I have made a promise to a couple of folks not to do the following tonight: a) use parentheses; b) segue, or in other words, I promise to stay on track. I am up for the challenge! :-)


First things first - the photo of the smiling lamb that I uploaded into yesterday's post displayed as a white Zen block, which while relaxing to some perhaps, was not the intent. For the record, Super Adorable Happy Lamb did in fact show up when I hit the "preview" button, but alas, (s)he did not display when I hit the "publish" button, and thus, I am trying to do this one more time, as this snapshot is just too sweet to let go... j'ai mes doigts traversés! This little thing just makes me smile ...



So ... a couple of quick things tonight. I benefited from the intellectual and emotional nourishment, as it were,  of a couple of great chats today - thanks to Fairy Godmutha and Anti-TW and JD for their amazing insight, kind ear and viewpoint - about the spirit of my post yesterday; that this is indeed a journey and that while I am trying very intently to stay positive, there will be times when I will be reflective - it's just all part of the cycle, part of the process. To deny that or pretend otherwise is both unhealthy and unrealistic. And this is not necessarily about what the textbooks say or anything of that nature; for me, it's about approaching all of this with my eyes wide open and considering the emotional responses, both mine and those of the people I love, and thinking about things: cause and effect, the why's and wherefore's, logic and practicality, and to some extent, the whole "what's it all about Alfie?" angle. I don't intend to ruminate incessantly - that wouldn't be healthy either! - but admittedly, this Thing-in-my-Head has got me thinking about lots of things. Perhaps the dreary weather on Saturday gave me the impetus to look inward, or the fact that I have a minor lull before the flurry of medical activity later this month had me thinking about the upcoming treatments. In any event, I have every intention of continuing to approach this whole happenstance with a positive frame of mind, and selfishly, I hope to be able to look to all of you for your continued support and love, because your support and love helps buoy me, and Mon Amour ... :-)

On a much happier note, the Cancerella branded T's are arriving tomorrow - SUPER excited about that! Tossing around the idea of using them in some kind of charity fashion - still thinking that through - ideas welcome, folks! It's a continuation of the theme from last night, about how to make a difference. Another thought - and I have Anne Shirley to thank for this - when my hair starts falling out in chunks, and Mon Amour shaves my head, both for retribution but mostly to help charity, it will be helping fund cancer research for the St Baldrick's Foundation, which helps children that suffer from cancer. I cannot think of a better cause than helping a child live! OK, I am getting stoked now - so much to do!! So many people to help!! So many jokes to crack! :-)

And, as always, thank you all ... for everything you are doing to help me, and to help hubby ... there are those of you who have remarked to me that you feel like you are not doing enough, or don't know what to do, or don't know what to say - your kind words, a quick email, a joke - truly, as simple as that sounds, it really is that simple. And for those kind folks who are Driving Miss Daisy - from the bottom of my heart - thank you! Thank you all for your love and support.

Signing off for tonight as I'm a little tired and my usual repertoire of jokes and funnies just isn't flowing, with the imprisonment of the parentheses and the segues. I did honour/honor my commitment however, so perhaps tomorrow? ;-)

Tonight's closing is courtesy of Ms. AC - thank you AC! And this is playing up on the Cinderella part of my Cancerella persona.

My pumpkin coach awaits!

xoxoxoxo
Cancerella (and her Prince)
Much love