Careful what you wish for

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Careful what you wish for

I dream about running in a marathon--sounds crazy, I know, but I do, and I have for years. I have always been an athlete. When I was diagnosed with cancer, I was training for my 1st marathon--it was so hard not only to get the diagnosis but to give up running, cycling, kickboxing, and lifting weights. Tonight I went to a kickboxing class--and it kicked my butt. At one point, I seriously thought I was going to throw up. 

The funny thing about this story is as we were cooling down, I listened to the words to the song that was playing--it said, "Be careful what you wish for; it just might come true." I got the biggest smile on my face--my body was allowing me to do what I never thought I would be able to do again. I'm not sure I will ever be able to do push-ups like I used to with the lymph nodes being gone; it was excruciating. I did what I could (not much). Tonight, I'm grateful.