tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236574139482377597.post5234563349961588909..comments2020-06-08T02:29:03.029-04:00Comments on Cancer Survivor Inspiration...: Tick Tick TickUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236574139482377597.post-61457376697719533232009-02-07T20:11:00.000-05:002009-02-07T20:11:00.000-05:00There is a big difference between wanting to embra...There is a big difference between wanting to embrace the moment in the face of uncertainty and actually doing so. <BR/><BR/>Believe me, I wanted to let go of my many fears -- of recurrence, unresponsive disease, side effects, late effects -- long before I could actually do it. <BR/><BR/>It was a skill not unlike many others: It benefits from good teachers, hope, will power and practice. Lots and lots of practice. <BR/><BR/>I can honestly say that now, after 18 years of being in and out of treatment for an indolent lymphoma, I rarely worry about tomorrow. <BR/><BR/>I don't like how I had to learn it, but I am grateful for the lesson. <BR/><BR/>With hope, Wendy<BR/>www.wendyharpham.typepad.comWendy S. Harpham, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09167276216970598762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236574139482377597.post-75508937996744378042009-02-05T16:58:00.000-05:002009-02-05T16:58:00.000-05:00Just had my quarterly blood draw done . .all is we...Just had my quarterly blood draw done . .all is well except for the WBC. <BR/><BR/>Why do I always feel there should be something I can do to MAKE them go down? Why do I always feel defeated . .like this is the # to watch?<BR/><BR/>You described it to a tee, or should I say tick:)?<BR/><BR/>By the way . . .I love your blog:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236574139482377597.post-88796145390299407082009-02-04T13:33:00.000-05:002009-02-04T13:33:00.000-05:00Mikha'el,The bard said: Present mirth has present ...Mikha'el,<BR/><BR/>The bard said: Present mirth has present laughter.<BR/><BR/>No point in not enjoying the moment. Dr. Weiss from Sloan Kettering thought that watching WBC counts rise was of little help.<BR/><BR/>What matters is how you feel and if you are avoiding the minefields of anemia and low platelets. The rest doesn't count.<BR/><BR/>Be well<BR/><BR/>BrianBrian Koffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250684684103918493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236574139482377597.post-31906876797919684682009-02-04T09:17:00.000-05:002009-02-04T09:17:00.000-05:00I nodded through this whole post - the tick, tick,...I nodded through this whole post - the tick, tick, tick and the need to hone (or find) that 'live life today' muscle. (I find it an ongoing challenge, but a worthwhile one.) <BR/><BR/>Love your graphic here. Hope the tick, tick, tick launches you off toward some unexpectedly good places, places you might not have otherwise gone.CLL SPOUSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642642389275280617noreply@blogger.com