Yesterday my sweet husband sent me an article on the effects of menopause which was sent to him by our insurance company. That pretty much sums up my yesterday. Just read the list of symptoms: mood swings, hot flashes, trouble sleeping and concentrating, etc., etc. There you have me. Add to that the additional problems with all this being induced by a drug, with the stress of waiting for medical test results, and with the normal-life adjustments that have to be faced post-cancer, and yesterday was just a tough hill to climb and leave behind me. But today the daffodils are blooming (even though we are under a winter storm warning...)
March has historically been a tough month for us. Dave has had at least three cancer recurrences start in March, and I've had one. We like to just get through March, quite frankly, and I'm sure it is part of the little battle I am fighting with my emotions. I am fighting to trust God here, and He is gracious in keeping me from despair.
The up-side of March is that even if you end up in the hospital, the NCAA basketball tournament games are on all day. What a lovely distraction! Part of fighting despair, after all, is distraction. When do brackets come out, anyway?
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Bracket Day=Sunday
:)
BTW-who's your pick?
Well, we are Maryland Alums, so they are the sentimental favorites. Dave and I usually have a little competition, picking winners round-by-round through the tournament. We don't actually "win" anything, but it's still fun! Guess you're pulling for UNC?
And then there's this little school up East Lansing way that might contend....
I could use some basketball therapy tonight... but I have a meeting of the elders to contend with.
Oh well.
Praying for your elder's meeting tonight, Randy :-)
Yep, grew up in the Carolinas and had to pick a team at an early age. But as with all great institutional religions, I may want UNC to beat State, but not someone outside the Carolinas. Never knew you followed the ACC. This could provide you and I with some fun in the years to come.
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