Life is precious, and one never really knows when our last day will be. Shane and I lost a very dear friend last year to cancer, he was a very special friend to us & I helped his wife nurse him in his last days. It was a privelidge and a blessing, Nick helped me understand how to take advantage of the time we have. He was just 30 years old when he died.
Nick did as much as he could right up to the end, and enjoyed the simplest things as much as the bigger. Sometimes I think we get so wrapped up with everything we do forget to stop and smell the roses...you know?
Do you watch Oprah, Janet? I do, because she tries to make a difference, and she does it well. One of the things I like is her idea of a gratitude journal. I was thinking we could do that here....each time we visit this board, we should post one thing we are each grateful for. What do you think? It's a bit like when Lynda posts one of her "easy recipes".......
Well, it is already 5:05 p.m. on Friday here in Oz......our weekend has begun and time for me to get a wriggle on. I hope you have a great weekend Janet,
love, hugs & cheers,
Jo
At Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Janet Karam wrote:
>
>I hope you know you can pour your heart out any old time. I
>love it that you're an optimist but I love you even more for being honest and
>talking about your pain.
>
>It has been pretty hot still in Colorado but lately the clouds
>come in the afternoon to cool things off, then it clears again...it has been
>nice, hard to imagine snow just yet!
>
>I'm glad that you are staying busy in spite of all that is
>going on. In spite of the fact that my surgery did not cure me as I had hoped, I
>am feeling better than before and am being as active as I can while I can...one
>thing I have definitely learned about through all of this is precious
>time.
>
>Love and hugs,
>
>Janet
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>
>From:
>To: Multiple recipients of list
>ADHESIONS
>
>Sent: 8/16/01 7:28:52 PM
>
>Subject: Hi to you Janet!
>
>At Thu, 16 Aug 2001, Janet Karam wrote:
>
> Dearest Jo,
>
> I am so happy to see you posting more and that you are so
>
> upbeat and positive...I have missed you!
>
> Janet
>
>Hi Janet!
>
>Yes I am back....it is heading towards the end of winter here in
>Oz. We
>
>have only had one fall of snow, so really it has been a fairly mild
>one
>
>so far, although the last few days we have had winds, causing damage
>to
>
>homes and farm sheds etc (I live in a rural city.....the closest farm
>is
>
>probably about 10 to 15 minutes drive from the centre of town,
>poulation
>
>just 30 000 souls). We live in town, but can see plenty of
>country side
>
>from any window at the front of the house.
>
>I have been suffering a bit since I came home from hospital, the Gyno
>
>I aren't sure yet if this pain is residual from the cyst, or if
>
>something else is happening. I should have an idea by next week,
>he
>
>said it would take about a week for there to be any real change after
>
>draining the cyst.
>
>I have always been called an optimist Janet :-), I guess I was born
>that
>
>way.....it has been hard to keep it up this week. I have cried
>myself
>
>to sleep a few times in the last little while. This pain is
>worse than
>
>what I had before this cyst rared it's ugly head. Thankfully,
>next week
>
>it's my turn to volunteer at our local "cancer cottage". This
>cottage
>
>was built by the residents of Bathurst, all the building materials
>were
>
>donated and all the labour was done for free. We now have a
>beautiful,
>
>peaceful place for cancer sufferers to go to have some of their
>cancer
>
>treatment, and to recieve support councelling.
>
>I know I have mentioned the program I am involved with before, it is
>
>called "Look Good - Feel Better". It was actually started in the
>USA,
>
>and was quickly adopted here in Australia. The team Leader
>rang
>
>yesterday to see if I was well enough to help, and I told her that I
>
>needed some humble pie again, and providing I could stand up....I
>would
>
>be there!
>
>Janet, I don't know how you feel about this, but when ever I am
>feeling
>
>"down", God seems to put me in contact with someone else
>suffering....it
>
>sometimes takes a little effort on my part, but I do manage to thank
>God
>
>for my blessings. I have a wonderful, loving husband, four
>beautiful
>
>daughters that I love cherish, good friends here in Bathurst, and
>on
>
>the internet as well as many business associates who are there to
>offer
>
>help when I need it. Really, I am very fortunate.
>
>Well Janet, so much for me being up beat! Sorry, I have wanted to
>write
>
>how I was feeling for the last few days, and I guess I just got
>"verbal
>
>diarreah" when I started writing to you!
>
>I hope that you are enjoying the summer weather have the
>opportunity
>
>to enjoy it!
>
>Love hugs cheers,
>
>Jo (Australia)
>
>--
>
>Try this!..........
>
>Smile as often as you can at those you love.....
>
>and to strangers in the street.
>
>The rewards are many.
>
>to the unsubscribe form at http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
>
>Thu, 16 Aug 2001, Janet Karam wrote:
>
> Dearest Jo,
>
> I am so happy to see you posting more and that you are so
>
> upbeat and positive...I have missed you!
>
> Janet
>
>Hi Janet!
>
>Yes I am back....it is heading towards the end of winter here in
>Oz. We
>
>have only had one fall of snow, so really it has been a fairly mild
>one
>
>so far, although the last few days we have had winds, causing damage
>to
>
>homes and farm sheds etc (I live in a rural city.....the closest farm
>is
>
>probably about 10 to 15 minutes drive from the centre of town,
>poulation
>
>just 30 000 souls). We live in town, but can see plenty of
>country side
>
>from any window at the front of the house.
>
>I have been suffering a bit since I came home from hospital, the Gyno
>
>I aren't sure yet if this pain is residual from the cyst, or if
>
>something else is happening. I should have an idea by next week,
>he
>
>said it would take about a week for there to be any real change after
>
>draining the cyst.
>
>I have always been called an optimist Janet :-), I guess I was born
>that
>
>way.....it has been hard to keep it up this week. I have cried
>myself
>
>to sleep a few times in the last little while. This pain is
>worse than
>
>what I had before this cyst rared it's ugly head. Thankfully,
>next week
>
>it's my turn to volunteer at our local "cancer cottage". This
>cottage
>
>was built by the residents of Bathurst, all the building materials
>were
>
>donated and all the labour was done for free. We now have a
>beautiful,
>
>peaceful place for cancer sufferers to go to have some of their
>cancer
>
>treatment, and to recieve support councelling.
>
>I know I have mentioned the program I am involved with before, it is
>
>called "Look Good - Feel Better". It was actually started in the
>USA,
>
>and was quickly adopted here in Australia. The team Leader
>rang
>
>yesterday to see if I was well enough to help, and I told her that I
>
>needed some humble pie again, and providing I could stand up....I
>would
>
>be there!
>
>Janet, I don't know how you feel about this, but when ever I am
>feeling
>
>"down", God seems to put me in contact with someone else
>suffering....it
>
>sometimes takes a little effort on my part, but I do manage to thank
>God
>
>for my blessings. I have a wonderful, loving husband, four
>beautiful
>
>daughters that I love cherish, good friends here in Bathurst, and
>on
>
>the internet as well as many business associates who are there to
>offer
>
>help when I need it. Really, I am very fortunate.
>
>Well Janet, so much for me being up beat! Sorry, I have wanted to
>write
>
>how I was feeling for the last few days, and I guess I just got
>"verbal
>
>diarreah" when I started writing to you!
>
>I hope that you are enjoying the summer weather have the
>opportunity
>
>to enjoy it!
>
>Love hugs cheers,
>
>Jo (Australia)
>
>--
>
>Try this!..........
>
>Smile as often as you can at those you love.....
>
>and to strangers in the street.
>
>The rewards are many.
>
>to the unsubscribe form at http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
>
>--- Janet Karam
>
>--- janetk7@earthlink.net
>
-- Try this!..........Smile as often as you can at those you love..... and to strangers in the street.
The rewards are many.