What October taught me

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October was a bit of a whirlwind to put it mildly! For those who follow me on Insta you’d have read that I underwent Moh surgery to remove skin cancer on my forehead. The tumour was removed successfully and I had one set of stitches removed last week. The other set are dissolving stitches. Yes I’ll have a scar but the cancer has been removed and for that I am grateful.

I learnt alot this past month and those lessons are:

Waiting is the worst. I found that the weeks leading up to the surgery felt like time was literally standing still. I stayed indoors to limit risk of exposure - couldn’t take the risk of getting ill before surgery. And when you have time on your hands it is easy to overthink and worry!

Sometimes good news takes a while to sink in! When I got the great feedback that the surgery was successful I was speechless for a few seconds. I’d prepared myself for the worst and even that evening when I let family know the news was still sinking in!

Coffee in bed while took it easy and read, dozed off to nap and had more coffee was amazing. My hubby spoilt me with breakfast, lunch and dinner in bed. He went to get me some take out I was craving and bought all my favourite treats from biltong to my favourite chocolates while I recovered.

Support and love from family and friends was appreciated and I genuinely felt all the prayers, love and positive thoughts sent my way. My parents, close family, and a handful of people were aware of it. But I didn’t tell alot of people because at the time it was something I just wanted to process quietly. When I told people afterwards (or they saw my posts online) the lovely messages and support was much appreciated.

A health scare really spells out the importance of priorities. At the start of lockdown I vowed to never again say yes to anything that didn’t bring joy or agree to plans that drain me. October confirmed that I have made the right decision. You cannot prioritise happiness and peace of mind and have room in your life for drama. Simple as that!

xx