Mid-Cycle

It's mid-cycle and Jessica's energy is building back up. The treatments knock the heck out of her and she lays low (literally) for a few days afterwards as she gradually rebuilds her strength.

Healing takes a lot of work, physically, mentally and spiritually. The connection between mind, body and spirit is so real and so important to pay attention to.

Jessica is remarkably strong in all those areas, but believe me she works on it! She forces herself to eat several small meals a day and naps after each one. She is very conscious of staying hydrated and always has juice, water or iced tea at hand. She reads inspirational books, blogs etc and is always trying to find out what her bigger purpose is in this whole thing and in life in general.

Being positive is great, but we cannot do so at the cost of burying our feelings, fears and concerns. For that reason, I am so glad that she began counseling. She found a Psychologist that seems to be a good fit for her and she sees him once a week. I have begun counseling as well. We both feel it is important to have an unbiased person to help us wade through the myriad of feelings that come with this kind of diagnosis. Doing so helps to feel the feelings, address them, explore them and move on rather than just denying them and keeping things bottled up.

With that said, you will notice that I used the word "diagnosis.” That is how Jessica continues to treat this. She will not allow herself to fall victim, or to be a martyr, and she uses every tool at hand to find reasons to be positive and thankful at the end of each day. I love that about her!