How can this be the last day of September already? I am not ready! I think I am still somewhere back in July, having been robbed of summer by so much focus on fighting cancer.
Yet my Outlook calendar, my Blackberry calendar and my Liturgical calendar all say that today is indeed September 30th. I am extremely grateful to have made it safely this far. With the chemo done and this month in which to rest and gear up for the radiation forthcoming, I am encouraged.
Back when I had only a few more chemo treatments to go, I could see the light at the end of the tunnel. But the tunnel is a little longer than I realized, as is true of all adventures where the light is never sufficient to see clearly what obstacles, roadblocks and turns may lie ahead.
For now, as I realize the time frame for recovery will stretch farther ahead than I initially imagined, I will simply let go of summer gracefully and embrace fall. I love the leaves and am planning several excursions to leafy areas to collect pretty ones for my grandchildren to enjoy. There's nothing like getting a letter that flutters red, yellow and orange leaves to the table upon opening!
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