Every sunset says, “you get another chance tomorrow.”

Today was long. Not hard, just long. It felt like we had more than the normal amount of patients. It was on the tip of my brain at more than one point to ask…”are we having a two for one sale on chemo today?” But then, I overheard a conversation between two patients that changed my perspective.

Patient One:  “What did you just say?!”

Patient Two: “The doctor put in a new hearing-aide and now my feet are swollen!”

Patient One: “What! I have never heard of anyone getting swollen feet from a hearing-aide.”

Patient Two: “I am so glad I can’t hear you right now.

I realized something after hearing their conversation…(apart from the fact that our patients are hilarious). I absolutely love what I do. I also learned that my attitude towards the day was MY choice. On this journey we will have good days and really rough horrible days. Yet, there is always and I mean ALWAYS something to be thankful for.

Lesson of the day: thankfulness… It is not a matter of circumstances, it is a matter of choice.

So what am I thankful for today? Thankful that I made the right choice.