Bogged down by your loved one's cancer? Feeling miserable because your loved one is feeling miserable? Break out of the cancer doldrums. Hit the road!
It may sound trite, but there are many good reasons to do this. First, cancer is already consuming so much of your shared life. You're already wrapped up in the fear, the anxiety, the reality of cancer. It's important to rise above it, even for just a little while.
Take a hour, a day, a week, but make an effort to build new memories. Go to the movies. Go to a new restaurant. Have an adventure in a day. Cancer closes up the world around you, making you a prisoner of your loved one's disease. Plan a "jailbreak" with your loved one. Be whimsical and make it fun. Or be serious and make it moving. Take charge of what can be controlled in life, because cancer is often more than just a disease. It's a lifestyle. Today, more people are living with and managing their cancer. That means there's still time to live, to breathe, to share, to enjoy. Whether you plan a special trip to an exotic locale or a drive through town, reconnect with the ordinary and the extraordinary without packing that cancer. Give your loved one a holiday from the disease. Shove it in a corner, turn off the light, and have some fun.
Memories live in our hearts. If they are bad ones, they can drag us under. If they are good ones, they can motivate and inspire us to believe and to achieve. Hit the road and make some good ones, not just because your loved one has cancer, but because the two of you share a special bond. Get out that nail file, my friend. It's time for you to spring your buddy from that cancer jail. Hit the road!
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