Today is my 67th birthday. Ten years ago few people thought I would make it to my 60th birthday and here I am 10 years later doing well. It has been 10 years of great sorrow and joy. Sorrow in the loss of the two men in my life who loved me unconditionally but joy in the marriage of my two children to terrific spouses and the births of four beautiful grandchildren.
Through all of this, I have had so much to be grateful for.....my skilled doctors and to the medical researchers who have developed more and more effective treatments for melanoma, my incredible children who have become friends and invaluable advocates and sounding boards, and all my dear friends around the globe who have supported me, sent me love, healing thoughts and understanding, and have readily volunteered to cared for me at my worst.
It is hard to believe but I am also grateful to this terrible disease for teaching me so many things...to live mindfully and laugh often, to appreciate the smallest joys in life, to realize that I have lived a life that has touched people in so many ways that I never imagined, and to see that I have within me the courage, strength and will to persevere through whatever life has to throw at me.
Thank you all for enriching my life!!
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