Breathe And Smile

The next MRI is in 9 days. When I feel doubt or anxiety, I'm trying to think about all of the wonderful people and memories over the past 9 months.

I keep telling myself, "Self, you have nothing to fear. This tumor is bigger than you. It's out of your hands. Do what you can with your food choices, and make it to the gym each day. Embrace naps as if they were cookies, and feel the virtual hugs that people keep sending. Breathe and smile."

There's not much more than that I can do. I think I'm handling this MRI a lot better than the previous ones. Maybe MRIs will end up, someday, feeling more like a routine check up instead of an overwhelming diagnostic test.

Breathe and smile. Breathe and smile. Breathe and smile.....