One Day At A Time

When we were getting ready for the transplant we were given a binder that contained all the info you could ever need about the entire process. I have read that info several times over but today when I was looking through it I found this poem that I have obviously overlooked all the other times. Maybe someone thought I needed it today, know what I mean? It's been a rough day for me, one of my lovely weepy days. It's kind of long but I really wanted to share it. Vince Kha is obviously speaking as a cancer patient but some of this poem speaks to me as the caregiver. This is a tough job. More emotionally than anything because you have to sit back and witness what you would never wish on your worst enemy attacking your most beloved. So, anywho...

A Poem of Inspiration and Hope by Vince Kha

Hour by hour, day by day
For some of us, life passes by too quickly
Not stopping to appreciate the small joys that each day can bring
For others, the next morning may seem like an eternity before its final arrival

As I sit and ponder about the value and meaning of my life
Each minute approaches slowly but surely
Then passes with the blink of an eye
I wait and wait each day as patience is no longer a virtue
But has become a part of my daily routine

Time allows for thought, thoughts that had never before occurred
It allows for the mind to open up all that is bottled down deep within
It has made me recognize the strength and character in me that I never realized was there

I begin to reassure myself that better days are yet to come
I keep telling myself to continue believing in my dreams
And I know that they will someday come true
To trust that my goals can somehow be achieved
And that I should never doubt the obstacles that life puts me through

It's possible that everyone has a destiny predetermined at the moment of conception
That life's path may already be laid out for us by One far more Superior than we
And it may be that the toughest challenges in life are given to those who are strong enough to handle them
Perhaps this path of doubt and uncertainties that I've been chosen for is my challenge in life
That will help me to become the person of strength and courage that I someday hope to be

Tears that once fell from my eyes, which saw the future filled with only hopelessness and despair
No longer fall, for now my eyes are dry and open wide
They will see nothing but the happiness and joy that the future will bring
Positive are my thoughts, no longer filled with doubt
Weak and battered is my body but strong and determined is my mind
Precious and valued are those daily moments that used to seem overly abundant and unimportant
The closeness of family and friends is now treasured far more than ever before

So with the slow passing of each and every day
I wait for my body to become strong again as it once was
But more importantly, I hope that my body will someday be as powerful as my mind has already become
And so I wait patiently, taking on all obstacles and challenges that may cross my path
As I take each moment of my life one day at a time
Living it - hour by hour, day by day