Giving Thanks

Today I woke up, not in pain, without cancer, in a warm bed in a warm house full of my family. 

Last year we had a small, almost-no-cooking Thanksgiving as I couldn't travel due to fatigue from treatment (it was day 4).  This year we are all healthy and we opted for a stay-thanksgiving anyway, because it was so relaxing.

Last year I had to invest in a super-thick, super-warm pair of mittens so my fingers wouldn't get all weird during my walk to the office (evil drug side effect).  This year there is no cold sensitivity and the peripheral neuropathy I experienced in the aftermath of treatment has left my fingers entirely. It's still in my toes but I can tell that's going away too.

Last year I didn't really know how I would get through it.  This year, I'm through it.

Today I woke up, not in pain, without cancer, in a warm bed in a warm house full of my family.  The end.