finding something to do during the stOrm

“You’re sick, sit down and take it easy.”
 
Have you heard this before? I know I have.  I may be wrong but I don’t believe that if you have cancer sitting at home, reading books, watch movies, etc. is what you need to do.   
 
I understand recovery, chemo, radio theopathy -  can take its toll. I know because I’ve been there. And yes, there is a time you need to stay at home and do absolutely nothing but when you’re at home for 15 weeks like I was, experiencing my double lung operation in 2014 and then for 12 weeks during chemo, it was not what I needed.  There’s a time for everything and the best thing for me at this stage was to learn a new skill or do something I never had the time to do before.  
 
The first two times I had cancer I did this -  I sat at home, did nothing, watched TV etc. and to be honest, it wasn’t too great for me. It was mind numbing.  It gave me a lot of time to think about what was happening to my body and how long I might live for.  
 
In 2016 When I was going through chemo for the first time, I had some pretty intensive chemo. I had 4 x 6 hour sessions of chemo in 1 week then had 2 weeks off and did it all over again, repeating 3 times. During this season I decided to do something completely different (last time with lung surgery for 15 weeks I only watched movies and played video games). I enrolled myself in a certificate IV course in leadership for 12 months. Classes started the week after my first chemo treatment. I remember hiding my hair that kept falling on the table. I wasn’t feeling well but it helped me get through that terrible time and at the end of 12 months, I had done something I never would have had the time to do. 
 
Recently, 2 weeks ago to the day, I just had surgery. I’ve recovered really well and I’m still in pain. For the last 2 weeks I have done nothing because I needed rest, but I’m in a condition when I can start doing things again.
 
I want to show you all what I mean instead of telling you this time. I am going to have a section on the website that will be called Road to Recovery. If you have seen my video blog you would notice that I’m overweight. What you might not notice is that I have very bad lymphedema in my right leg -  it’s actually 20kg heavier than my left leg and I have also approximately 50% of my right lung left. Although I have these disabilities I’m determined to show the followers and the people I catch up experiencing cancer that I can do it. I will be making it a fund raising project where you can come on the road to recovery with me by donating an amount of money for every kilo I drop within a 6-month period. You will be able to have weekly updates with me and the personal trainer beginning in a few weeks.  I would love for you to come on the journey with me.
 
Lets not sit a home, let us do something different and make a difference! Its not going to be easy but anything good to achieve can be a hard journey.