I smiled tonight even when I looked in the mirror. It is something that has not happened that often. What I see is ugly, cancer, sickness and sadness. But I began to think of all that love me and care about me - do they care that I have no hair; do they care that the steroids I take for nausea added a few pounds; do they care that I have memory lapses? Chemotherapy is an awful thing that causes awful discomfort. But I'm on a break now but I live with the after effects of "insane" treatments.
But I looked in the mirror tonight and caught a glimpse of a smile. I was trying on the dress I thought I might wear for my night at the Langham. I thought of my friends that would be there - I thought of my family that are all for the idea of this get together - I thought of my friend Maria who made a small suggestion and ended up being the main organizer - I thought of the individual women that will be with me and special times with each of them - I thought of Sunday Brunch at the Langham with not only the women but other family members and friends - Wow! I thought of how amazing my life is with all these special people. Then I applied a little more red lipstick, looked over my shoulder, into the mirror and caught a glimpse of a smile as I walked away.
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Finding happiness in a dark corner lights up the whole room. Sounds like your corner is getting a little brighter with each stroke of the red lipstick!!! Keep it shining Rosanne.
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