“Today was a Difficult Day,” said Pooh.
There was a pause.
“Do you want to talk about it?” asked Piglet.
“No,” said Pooh after a bit. “No, I don’t think I do.”
“That’s okay,” said Piglet, and he came and sat beside his friend.
“What are you doing?” asked Pooh.
“Nothing, really,” said Piglet. “Only, I know what Difficult Days are like. I quite often don’t feel like talking about it on my Difficult Days either.
“But goodness,” continued Piglet, “Difficult Days are so much easier when you know you’ve got someone there for you. And I’ll always be here for you, Pooh.”
And as Pooh sat there, working through in his head his Difficult Day, while the solid, reliable Piglet sat next to him quietly, swinging his little legs…he thought that his best friend had never been more right.”
A.A. Milne
Sending thoughts to those having a Difficult Day today and hope you have your own Piglet to sit beside you.
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Thankfully, the RSO has kicked in. My eyes feel heavy but not sleepy. My body remains happily inert. It’s in the low 70s outside and sunny and I’ve got the doors open. There’s so much beauty where I live.
I just revisited the parts of my journal that deal with the week of chemo. Although this is my 9th flippin’ chemo, I conveniently forget the sequences of misery and recovering from one treatment to the next. Self preservation I guess. My second guess is medical marijuana. Haha
Anyhow, I’ve been here before. Mostly bedridden, occasion bouts of pain but alert and able to relatively enjoy life on my ass😉. I used my time wisely to write myself an inspirational song sung to “Hey Jude” by the Beetles.
Hey Deb It’s not that bad
You’ll get through it and feel much better
Remember the hardest part doesn’t last
next week you’ll start to feel so much better better better better
Hey Deb don’t be afraid
You’ll get through this and come out stronger
Remember the love surrounding you
And use that power to get ever better better better better better
Hey Deb, don’t take it bad.
Scrub the sad songs and all the crying .
Remember grab fast to all that you love,
Then you can start to feel much better.
Better better better better better better, oh.
Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Deb…
(repeat X number of times, fade)
Dying with Debra 
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