I’m a couple St. Bernardus Abt 12s in enjoying my last days of normalcy for awhile, and had a thought:

Every experience I write about is in the past. It’s already done.

That’s a comforting feeling. I read another testicular cancer blog all the way through from diagnosis to completion of treatment and felt a twinge of envy when I got to his last cancer-free post. I’m very glad his story ended happily, I just wished I was already there as well.

I’m at the beginning (relatively) of my journey now, but someday I’ll look back at these first posts with a sense of accomplishment rather than trepidation.

PS – That other blog I mentioned, as well as talking with friends who have been through similar situations, has already helped me a lot, and that’s why I’m sharing my experiences. And also because I like being the center of attention. But mostly the first thing.