Milestones
Oct 16, 2020
It's that time again. I received the familiar email, "I sure could use another blog, please." Oh dear! My brain shifts into overdrive. What do I want to talk about? A name pops into my head!! Yes, rescue!
I texted a dear friend, "Help, I need a blog. Do you have any ideas?" Her reply was almost a blog in itself.
"Well, what's on my mind?
Milestones. We celebrate milestones. It's breast cancer awareness month. And we celebrate how far we have come. [Cancer has] Radically changed the duration and quality of life for millions of women worldwide. Some celebrate a year of survivorship. Some a month. Some celebrate the end of chemo, being done with surgery or radiation. Or five years free.
And there are many more milestones left to experience."
As always, she hit the nail on the head. Milestones.
Most women would agree that when we first hear the huge "C" word, the initial feeling or response is hopelessness, fear, and maybe anger. Then, those emotions begin shifting into acceptance, and the innate "Will to Live" surfaces from within. THAT shift should be recognized as our first, perhaps even the most significant milestone. I think it gets overlooked in the flood of emotions during the initial shock of cancer diagnosis.
Then, after accepting and taking ownership of our own "Will to Live," comes commitment to the road ahead. On the old television series Mission Impossible, the announcer on tape asks agent Jim Phelps (Peter Graves), "Should you accept your mission?" In 10 seconds, the tape self-destructs. We must decide if we are willing to commit to our "mission" or journey. We must face our journey courageously and "fight like a girl"! Thus, Milestone #2: Commitment to the journey.
One of my "heroes," the "Notorious RBG," fought "like a girl" all of her life. As a Supreme Court Justice, she battled cancer five times and never missed a vote, even during chemo treatment. She fought for equality, she fought for women, and she fought Cancer.
She "fought like a girl"!
Our commitments become our milestones. Each milestone becomes another commitment and more milestones.
There are no small milestones, just as there are no small fights, no little battles. Every day is a victory! Every victory is a milestone! You and I are survivors! Step by step, day by day, milestone after milestone, we are winners!
Together, let's achieve more milestones! Show your PINK, and let's commit to "fighting like a girl"! Let's stay safe, stay connected, and keep those milestones rolling in!
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