Thankful

Brain Cancer is...

...revisiting emo territories.

Long-time readers might remember the 2/17/16 post wherein we explored new emotional territories uncovered in the days immediately following Darrell's GBM diagnosis.  Just because another thing I haven't deciphered yet is how to link to previous posts, here's an excerpt from the emo territory post:

One experience that we each seem to share is getting lost in uncharted emotional territory.  I say "uncharted" because we seem to be finding a whole range of emotions formerly unlabeled on the emo-map.  For instance, an emo-land formerly experienced simply as "bad" has revealed a myriad of finely nuanced crags and valleys.  One example would be "fragile/tired bad."

Just about six months past the day that took us to the emergency room, we have cause to revisit our emotional mappings.  Darrell's GBM journey continues to bring "mixed emotions" (Darrell's recent words) and changes.  One recent change that we realize we've made to our emo maps is that we've blurred the emo territory formerly known as excitement. We far less frequently experience that future-directed emotion of excitement.   

We surmise that this change stems from so much time spent mapping out the present; there's just not very much time left for the future.

Today the present-centered emo territory where we find ourselves firmly rooted is thankfulness.  Here are four moments of thankfulness, from among the tears and other moments of gratitude of the day.

We are thankful to Kim Case for pausing during her early morning walk today to appreciate the splendor of the universe and to pray for Darrell.

We are thankful for all the sources of love that pour into our lives daily (even across species!).

 

 

 

 
 

We are thankful for Chef Cory and--as he leaves for new pursuits--for his awesome sushi and the many, many happy times at Tokyo Kitchen.

We are thankful for tomorrow (Saturday, August 20, 2016) and the opportunity to continue with projects we've already started.

We are thankful for you and everything you do to help us uncover the good places in our GBM map.  We hope we are equally present for you as you face the new territories in your own journeys.