Day #137 The End It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” Ernest Hemingway Bobs 6th treatment cycle has officially ended and after 137 days we are ready to rest, repair and rebuild. We are ready for 2015 and looking optimistically towards the future. We had a long discussion with Bobs oncologist last week about how to live fully without the dark cloud of recurrence over our heads. His best advice was pretty simple. Just to keep living, day after day. Keep going. Dont borrow worry from tomorrow. It will be challenging as we try to forge ahead with all the normalcy we can muster. I think its natural at the close of a journey to retreat within and search for those life changing lessons. As I grabble with the end, it feels too soon to draw those profound pearls of wisdom. It may take awhile. Things still feel a little raw around the edges. However, there are a few things that are crystal clear. ~ We would be in a world of hurt without the hundreds of people who stepped up to help us. Each gift was meaningful and heartfelt. We easily could have lost our home and livelihood without the support of #teambetts. Thanks for getting us through with meals, donations, prayers, gifts, cards, hugs, and support. There is no way we could have made it through without you. Your actions have inspired our family to look toward the future in service towards others. Give more, love more, be more to our fellow man and find ways to ease their way. This I know. ~Our children who keep us grounded in knowing, moving forward, and living in pure joy. Its been particularly tough on them. Chloe Marie Eggers becoming a new mother on the cusp of her Dads diagnosis and holding it all together and thriving in her new role, Paul Betts leaving the nest for his much anticipated gap year only weeks from diagnosis, wrestling between staying and going. Thank you for listening to us and going. Your adventures have been bright spots in the past months, Mary Bella Betts & Spencer Betts - for sharing the longest days of our life; watching illness, anxiety and fear encroach every corner of our home and while still pursuing your passions. Thank you for stepping up in a million ways, managing your own affairs, and for the long days you were left alone, it wasnt easy. This I know. ~Im deeply and profoundly in love with my husband. Everything that has been stripped away; his health, his hair, his pay - he has bravely shared his vulnerability. Despite all that has been lost, so much light within remains. I said early on, Bob does everything well and he will do cancer well and he has. This I know. So...we move forward. This will be the last regular post because we have reached the end. We will be sharing updates periodically as we move to the surveillance part of remission. Bob will be monitored regularly for the next two years. Special thoughts and prayers continue to T Gobber Longmire who continues to battle breast cancer. For dear Gilbert Pedraza who is surrounded by his loving family at home. Peace and love to you dear friend.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 03:22:38 +0000
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