Morning wakefulness

[Suu]

G'day Mike

I like your STOP analogy -

S- Stop
T- Take 3 deep breaths
O - Observe my surroundings
P - Proceed on with another thought

It's a good one to take on board so I've got it printed out and it's on my fridge.

Hugs from across the big pond,
Suu xxoo

[Kathleen_Mc]

Mike: I can understand your worrying, I myself tend to be a worrier in general and the time I spent "watching and waiting"  my regrowth was very stressful for me, it was my worries that spurred the surgery to remove the regrowth, I waited until my children were of an age for me to be ill and my husband cope for my recovery on his own and then I had the regrowth removed, it was not medically indicated but removed for my mental health! Some people just can't stop themselves from worrying. The one thing I did that was helpful was I set aside "worry time" each day, allowed myself to worry for a period of time only each day, through the rest of the day if the thought came to mind I used the STOP method.
Kathleen

[MDemisay]

Thank you Suu and Kathleen!

I have taken to praying and  using STOP  as the radiation date comes closer. I find that this helps me greatly. Thank you all (the forum members who continue to pray and blog on this site) let us continue on this journey to wellness together!

Fondly appreciating the support,

Mike

There are those that don't have the support that we have, let us pray for them as well.

When first I arrived here, I was scared, it was frightening to be fearful. There are people who don't know about this forum and the good it does, pray for them to find us.

Welcome each new member as they come on and share what we have found, a sense of being together and most of all of belonging to something.

[Suu]

Welcome each new member as they come on and share what we have found, a sense of being together and most of all of belonging to something.

Hear! Hear! And so say all of us!

I like to say hello even if I don't have an answer to a question a newbie has asked.  I'm learning quickly about all the different actions some doctors take and I'm also learning about how people react to those actions. 

Wishing you and the rest of our growing family all the best for the coming weeks and years ahead.

Lovenhugs,
Suu xxoo