Sunny Skies

This weekend past was great. Felt so much better then the previous week and my spirits were back up. Went to Ben's hockey game on Saturday and it was great to get out, watch him play and catch up with some of the parents. On Sunday while the sun was shinning we decided to go for a walk in Richmond on the dyke. When we left the house it was sunny but the direction we were headed in had a huge black cloud over it. I wondered aloud if we were going to get caught in it. About the third of the way there it started to hail;big chunky things bouncing off the car. Don told me "don't worry where we are headed its sunny". I could see the blue patch he was referring to but was not as convinced as he was that the patch would stay blue or that it was actually where we needed it to be. Half way there the snow started to fall. Heavy wet slush that stuck on the road like transparent jelly. It got worse, the wind had picked up and the snow was hitting the car from the side. It was miserable. None of us were dressed for it and I nearly told Don to forget it and head home. But before I could he said "look it's sunny over there" I still was not convinced. Eventually we got to our destination. Through hail, sleet and snow. We got out of the car and brought our umbrellas but we didn't need them. The sun was shinning, not a cloud in sight -except from where we had come from - it was absolutely beautiful. The ocean, the mountains, everything was perfect.

It made me think about treatment, about my journey and about the process I will repeat over the next few months. I might have to go through some shit but Don was right all along - It's sunny where we are headed.

Enjoying the sun and the fresh air - Richmond, Feb 26, 2012