Valentine’s Day

It’s been a while since I posted anything and I just wanted you to know that I haven’t quit. I have just been busy. Last week I made my Playhouse début as a nun in "The Sound of Music." We had six performances and I had a great time. I was very tired when it was over, but it was worth it. Afterwards I came down with a cold. I regretfully report that I have not yet fully recovered from it yet, but the musical was a huge success and I am so grateful I had the privilege and the energy to do it.

On Friday of the same week, there was an article in the Wilson Daily Times telling people about my cancer journey. The reporter used some of my journal entries to tell the story. I am still hearing people tell me that they loved the article.

I started back to school the same week that "The Sound of Music" opened. I have classes three days a week this semester; my busiest day is Tuesday. The classes are a challenge, but now that I have been through chemo for six months, even classes such as Philosophy and Hebrew don’t seem like such a daunting tasks to complete in comparison. They surely are a challenge, don’t get me wrong, but I look at things differently now. Most people say that happens- that you get a new perspective on life when you experience something like cancer. Now I know what they mean. As much as I have always been concerned about ordering my priorities, having cancer is like revisiting the priorities and seeing some things as not as important as you once thought and conversely, seeing other things such as relationships with family and friends as more important than ever.

This brings me back to the title of this entry. Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you who have loved and supported me in so many ways during this cancer journey. I appreciate it very much and send my love to you.