my brain is spaghetti. tangled and mushy and getting stickier by the minute. it's been a doozy of a day and i feel like there is so much information to process, but no clue where to start. rest assured, there is good stuff to report, but in an attempt to unload some ick, first, the bad stuff.
bad stuff #1: i found out yesterday that a friend has been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, which has spread to her bones, and, i believe, her lungs. radiation treatments began today and will almost surely be followed by chemo. while she is in relatively good spirits, this is going to be a long journey, and i hope that there will be some respite for her to enjoy and celebrate her upcoming august wedding.
bad stuff #2: i received an EMAIL today from one of my closest friends that she was married. yes, that's right. while on vacation with her boyfriend in italy, she got married. and she sent an email. a form email, mind you, where i was bcc'd along with who knows who else. as you can tell, i'm still smarting from the sting, and while i am legitimately thrilled for her, i fear this may be indicative of what's to come, and feel an unexpected sense of loss.
if there is an upside (and there usually is) it's that i am reminded to not be so single-mindedly concerned about what is to come (or not to come) that i forget to appreciate what is. as president monson has said "the past is behind, learn from it. the future is ahead, prepare for it. the present is here, live it."
2 comments:
Sorry to hear you had a rough day. And I'm especially sorry to hear about number one on the list. A friend of mine went through stage 3 melanoma a couple years ago and it was so hard. She'll be in our prayers!
As for number two -- it would stink to find out about things that way. I have a brother who did something similar and yeah ... I was hurt.
Now I'm anxious to hear some good news!
Oh man, I'm sorry Tara!
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