Fabienne S. Morgana

Gratitude Practice: second week of third chemo cycle. At this stage, I was just grateful to get through the week. Every day was a step closer. Firstly, the focus every day was on my medications, my fluid and solids intake, and my wound care. Secondly, it was about the gratitude practice - it was my lifeline to feeling like I still existed. Thirdly, my goals through chemo were to avoid hospitalization, and my overall goal throughout the whole experience was to avoid a depressive ... continue reading...

Gratitude Practice: first week of third chemo cycle. Gratitude works in funny ways. I was so grateful to be able to have third chemotherapy, without delay, without needing to break it up for additional cycles. By this stage, I had my eye firmly on finishing chemo as a significant milestone. I think this was the week where my oncologist heard me having a laugh with the receptionist and made the observation that he wasn't used to hearing laughter in his waiting rooms. That made me a bit ... continue reading...

Gratitude Practice: third (final) week of the second cycle of chemotherapy. I was incredibly grateful for the friends who would send me memes, vouchers for food delivery, and care packages in the mail. I was pretty miserable by this stage, to be honest. My gratitude practice, daily home physio routine, and cognitive therapy were my absolute focus every day. And that physio and cognitive therapy pretty much took all of what I had in terms of energy. I was very grateful for all the meals in ... continue reading...

Gratitude Practice: second week of my second chemo cycle I think this was probably the week that I realised that I was really sick, and that I was really going to have to use all my skills and resources to get through it. Gratitude Practice helped so much. Something so simple - once you separate the idea that you have to be happy or well or that life has to be good in order to be grateful. Chemo Round Two of Four, Week Two, Day One (Day 29 of 85). “For my part, I am almost ... continue reading...

Gratitude Practice - first week of the second chemotherapy cycle Basically... I got sick after the second chemotherapy as expected, and never bounced back. Some cancer patients experience significant illness and deficits and I am in that number. Over a year later, it remains a work in progress. My gratitude practice really helped me get through it - and it continues to help me. However - I'm in the minority, so please don't base decisions on chemotherapy on my ... continue reading...