Wenonah
Last week was an interesting one to say the least. I left Portland ME on Tuesday for Las Vegas and arrived home Thursday. In that short period of time I went to my daughters wedding and gave her away. I ate Indian, Italian and Spanish meals, gambled $10.00 and came away with no more or less, surrounded myself with all the glitz and glamour of Vegas. I rode monorails, taxis, moving walkways and my feet still hurt. I flew almost 6,000 miles and was humbled by the magnificent landscape of this country. I was hardly gone long enough to get jet lag but I feel what I experienced was enormous. I would do it all again.
Since my breast cancer I wonder about my “changed” out look on life. How can one ,not look at life differently. I’ve looked death in the face, well maybe from a distance. Before cancer ,would I have engaged in such a whirlwind adventure? I’d like to think yes but lean toward probably not. You know all those cliches, “You only live once” TRUE “Don’t put off for tomorrow what you can do today” and so on….They have all taken on a new meaning for me. “Life is short” , do we have to experience a life threatening illness to realize it. There are lots of people who know this without the cancer. You often hear people talk about cancer giving them a better appreciation for live and the people around them. TRUE Although, if I could do it all again, I would opt not to have breast cancer and hope this enlightenment came to me another way.
My trip to Las Vegas was possible only because of my loving and supportive family. I love them and appreciate immensely all their efforts to get me to my daughters wedding.
