When an event knocks you on your heels, do you give in and stay down? Or do you get up, regardless of the struggle, and move on? In 2025, out of the blue, I learned I had cancer. I had surgery and went through a barrage of chemotherapy. I don't say this for pity - that's not my way. However, due to the many doctor's appointments, tests and therapies, my work fell behind over the course of a year. Now I am CANCER FREE and moving on. I needed to do something to make myself feel accomplished. 

One day in May, I sat down to make some notes and Surprise! a whole new book began pouring out of my mind. That is a small book but finished and edited within weeks, and now accepted by my publisher. I feel jazzed having accomplished this. Regardless what happens in my life, with my health, I will keep writing. By the way, I am also an oil painter and photographer. All this fell behind, but now I am also back at my easel and have resumed processing my photography for my online galleries. No matter what sets us back a bit, we must keep going. It's the best way to feel positive about ourselves and affect healing.

I like to encourage others who struggle. So, what setbacks have you experienced, and how have you managed since?