Onwards and Upwards No. 18
Hello my healing team,
I hope this update finds you well.
When I was first diagnosed with cancer, my world became a blur. Many things that I was comfortable with, that I regarded as normal, changed. They changed and I had absolutely no control over them. Some changes that I had no control over included:
- With a broken shoulder, I found myself very limited in what I could do physically.
- I had to stop working, which at the time was the one thing that I spent most time doing.
- I was unwell which was foreign to me. I had always considered myself bulletproof.
- Living to 80 and beyond became a pipe dream as opposed to a birth right.
Effectively, I had lost control of my life. I was absolutely disempowered. Move forward 15 months and I can now see positives associated with it. Being in this position enabled me to strip back all elements of my life. I was forced to stop doing everything that I was previously doing and returned to the base elements that I needed to exist. By stripping my activities back to bare bones, I have been able to critically analyse the different activities that I fill my days with, then prioritise and enhance those that are most important to me. Fundamentally, I am using this insight to rebuild my life, focussing on what is important. From a position of complete disempowerment, with support from family, friends and colleagues, I am now beginning to move forward with more clarity. I feel empowered. Watch this space.
Take care
Geoff
