Time horizons

One of my most pervasive feelings over the past few months has involved dramatic and often disconcerting shifts in time horizons. Immediately following my diagnosis I wondered if I would even see Spring so my horizons ended with the next sunset. Indeed, if untreated, people sometimes succumb to this particular lymphoma in a matter of months. Once bone biopsies and other test indicated that my tumor was Stage I and thus that I had a favorable prognosis for recovery (and even complete cure) my time horizon extended dramatically toward 'what do I want to do with the second half of my life?' For some reason lately I have come think in 3-5 year increments -- still in the context of a longer term perspective but also more deeply cognizant of what I am doing at the moment. Not a bad thing...perhaps one of those aspects of the cancer experience that can 'make you a better person' (as I have heard often lately). /dps PS: another easy day under the mask...just three to go!