Because here, work is used as a sort of a constructive distraction, perhaps??? Translated…
Last May, I’d started bleeding for no reasons at all, and, my doctor told me I had carcinoma of the endometrium, and because I’m menopausal, I’d decided to get my uterus, my ovaries removed completely, and went through six rounds of chemo.
The two weeks after my chemotherapy, I’d started to lose my hair, although my primary physician and my case managers had already tried to prepare me, but, I was still shocked, and so, I’d shaved my head off, and, started wearing a wig. The side effects from the chemo was fatiguing, I’d lost appetite, became lethargic, my body and my mind felt drained completely, but, in order to keep my basic physical level up, I’d still walked, cycled, and did easy exercises.
After I’d gotten stronger, and my white blood count was high enough, I wore my wig, a face mask, headed back to work again, my husband worried that my body may not be able to handle the strains, told me to quit, but, I’d felt, that instead of staying at home, with nothing to do, but feeling sorry and pity for myself, heading back to work, establishing a stable routine, I’d feel better, temporarily forgot that I was ill.
Being diagnosed with cancer is awful, but, all the way, I’m still glad for the blessings from heavens, the insurance I took out fifteen years ago for cancer prevention had allowed me to have no worries of the economical sort when I was being treated, and, gladly, my body was strong enough, to get through my chemotherapy completely, and, I’m grateful, to my daughter who’s a nurse, who’d helped me find a doctor, took care of me, accompanied me.
Having cancer allowed me to reexamine myself, I had to make the adjustments, let go of my pressures and stresses, and, what’s more important, keep a positive outlook, so I can march toward a better, healthier future.
And so, this, is how a woman CHOSE to face the trials of her life, she’d kept herself busy, to keep her mind off of how sick she was, and that, was how she was able to get through her chemotherapy, without much troubles…
Life, the Obstacle Course 