Thursday, May 30, 2019

Cancer is Like Veiled Sunshine

On those dark days, cancer survivors need to remember there are rays of sunshine behind the clouds.


PUBLISHED May 28, 2019

Jane has earned three advanced degrees and had several fulfilling careers as a librarian, rehabilitation counselor and college teacher. Presently she does freelance writing. Her articles include the subjects of hearing loss and deafness, service dogs and struggling with cancer. She has been a cancer survivor since 2010.

She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
My favorite meteorologist has a running joke with one of the anchormen on television about the use of the words “veiled sunshine.” He thinks it is funny and teases her about it while she laughs and uses the term often.
 
It is an unusual term. I also chuckle when she says the day will be partly sunny or partly cloudy. Which part? It obviously can’t be at the same time. So is it sunny enough for the neighbors to use the pool, or too rainy for the baseball game?
 
However, if you really think about it these are very descriptive of not only the weather – but of cancer.
 
Every one of us has a life with ups and downs, shadows and sunshine, darkness and light – and sometimes all on the same day. …….


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