Gratitude

I have been meaning to write this blog post for some time but I was worried I would forget to thank someone.  Given my fuzzy brain and the huge outpouring of gifts, help and encouragement it is quite likely!  But it is also a bad reason not to compile the list.  So here goes....And to whomever I forgot, thank you too.  I wish that everyone going trough a really rough patch could have this much support and I look forward to a time when I am not so worried about holding my own life together and I can can give to others in need. 

• Thank you Bruce for being the most caring and supporting husband I could ever wish for
• Thank you Mom and Jim for...well, everything
• Thank you Sally and Bob for the generous funding of the Cancer Warrior Treasure Chest
• Thank you Satie for jumping on a plane and coming for a visit.  
• Thank you Shannon and Frew for the silk scarf from Turkey and visiting me in Oxford
• Thank you Sarah for all the cards, emails and flying wishing papers
• Thank you Elizabeth for the beautiful handmade shawl
• Thank you Craig for offering to help us move home from the UK
• Thank you Nan for the visit, my brown beanie, homemade lip balm and the wisdom of a survivor
• Thank you Tim and Sonya for the many yummy meals
• Thank you Gordon and Kathy for all support
• Thank you Jennie for tea in your lovely garden
• Thank you Patty for showering me with so much encouragement in those early weeks
• Thank you Vicky for rides to the hospital 
• Thank you Veera for the yummy spinach bouquet
• Thank you Donna for the cat!  You win the best gift.  
• Thank you Shelly for washing my hair, big pots of chili, the Poang and grocery store trips
• Thank you Jane for the blanket, bird, cards and years of friendship
• Thank you Andre and Liliana for the wonderful weekend in Amsterdam and the beautiful tulip scarf
• Thank you Annie for the long and funny email stories
• Thank you Denise for the shopping trips and cafe visits
• Thank you Sunetra for the flowers and high table at Merton
• Thank you Allison for dedicating your triathlon to me!  
• Thank you Terry for skyping and keeping my spirits up
• Thank you Rosa for the generous use of the Eastman house bathtub and so much more
• Thank you Sophie for coming to visit and your never ending optimism 
• Thank you Mary for being a courageous ward mate.  
• Thank you Mimi for tea in the Maths SCR and the Austrian cheese and hazelnut waffles, yum 
• Thank you Leslie for lunch and helping with our Visas
• Thank you Sharon for the tea and gardening magazines
• Thank you JJ for the funny dog videos
• Thank you Wendy and Barry for cheering me on
• Thank you Catherine for the very helpful tips about chemo and Churchill 
• Thank you Kay for the lip balm, face cream and many visits in hospital
• Thank you Bonnie and Keith for the chocolate
• Thank you Anne-Marie for the best fruit salad ever, all the encouragement.  
• Thank you Lara and Tom for the weekend visit
• Thank you Ema and Hanah for the colorful drawings
• Thank you Dolo for the tasty Spanish sausages and spices
• Thank you Waltons for the wonderful pictures of young Bruce in Zambia 
• Thank you Cathy for the hob nobs
• Thank you Jonelle for sending Turtle kisses 
• Thank you Karen for sending Oz sunshine 
• Thank you Moe for the funny videos that made me laugh so hard my incision hurt
• Thank you Jessie for sharing an apple from "our" apple tree
• Thank you Nicole, Shannon and Kristen and gang for the well wishes
• Thank you Laura for the post card from Paris
• Thank You Jen for the lovely and inspiring silver bracelet
• And thank you to all my blog followers who encourage me along 

I am so fortunate to be hugged by the universe.  Thank you everyone.