Thursday, July 10, 2014

Epilogue after five and a half years

It was at the end of 2008 when I bade farewell to penning my thoughts and discharging my stress through the blog.  I went about life, newly restored to health but mindful that a relapse can happen if I'm not on good behaviour.  I didn't think too much about the blog until two days ago when I sent the link to it to a friend who is similarly afflicted with breast cancer.

I discovered that there were 39 comments to my blog, almost all of which were encouraging and positive.  I thought I should do an epilogue to let viewers know how I've been faring during the past years.

As a start I retired in June 2009, coincidentally on the day Michael Jackson died.  Since then I've been busy with travel (and I mean serious travel like visiting places for a month long of food and culture), volunteer work (still museum guiding and home nursing activity), and domestic life changes.  I moved to a cosy apartment in the city, busy with household chores and grateful that they are limited, saw my elder son married (just 2 months ago, my younger son too married), now expecting the arrival of my first granddaughter around National Day.  Yes, I seem more busy than when I was working, but there is a difference - no more corporate life stress.  I'm enjoying the 'business'

Health-wise, the cancer is held at bay and oral medication continues.  Eating well is the goal and if I have to travel to indulge in that, I will do so.  The planning for each trip gives me so much delight and the expectations when the date draws near are high.

I am well and thankful that each day I wake to a brand new day.

Sunnybunny

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