Cancer Truth Note: #29
Getting moving again, after cancer treatment or during it, might look like starting over.
Be bold, take the first step. Getting moving again is HARD. Treatment is challenging, getting moving, maybe again or for the first time can be tricky. For me it was accepting that where I was before treatment was not where I was after treatment. I was truly starting over. So I chose a huge goal to keep me motivated and moving forward. Sometimes the mental side of starting over is harder than the physical. Which is it for you? Is getting moving more mentally hard, more physically hard or a little bit of both?
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