One more week as a regular person

When you think your life is really boring - be thankful. When you get annoyed with someone - be patient - they may be going through some stuff. When you're fighting something, there is always someone better off than you, and has it worse than you. All cliches BUT TRUE.

It's been kind of odd living in this my-whole-life-has-been-turned-upside-down-but-I-still-look normal-phase. When we're going through tough times without any outward appearance of it, it's not quite the same as when we are going through something and the whole world knows it. I'm not sure which one I like best.

Get stopped by the cop and you have chemo head - a glance and you're getting a pass on your ticket. Get stopped by a cop and you've just been diagnosed with cancer - you have to use your words to get out of the ticket IF he'll even believe you.

But the truth is...everyone is going through stuff: death, divorce, job loss, drugs, kid trouble, finances...and the list goes on. My sister and I used to like to joke that Cancer trumps many of these other "lesser troubles," but in fact it doesn't.

For today, approach everyone you meet like they have just received life changing news. And enjoy your normal life - if you don't have any "stuff" in it, try making a difference to someone who does. I'm going to enjoy my next normal week with some pit stops to help my Komen family bring more awareness to breast cancer.

"Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day." ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Silver linings:

Enjoying days without doctors appointments, medical jargon, cancer books and no outward signs of being a C warrior.

The Big C is back on Showtime tonight - watch it - it's an amazing show and a look at what someone faces staring C in the face.