Me and Leuk Jim Smith

Don't let leukemia stop you from enjoying life. One of the best ways to do that is by setting and accomplishing goals. The aim of this episode to to encourage you to live a full life, no matter how long you have.

Yes, you have leukemia, but if you allow yourself to take your time you can accomplish more than you think. It's okay to take longer to do a project than it did before you had CLL. On today's episode I talk about my adventure tiling our bathroom. It took me three weeks! A job that most would do in a few days. Now, some of that time was spent learning how to do a job I'd never done before. But I also had to work at a slower pace. But I did it. So don't give up on yourself. And don't let Leuk convince you that you can't accomplish things.

CLL leukemia, it ain't fun. Though my leukemia can seem like an invisible disease, sometimes leuk raises his ugly head and I just have to take a day off. That happened a couple days ago. So, of course it was a bit frustrating, but I didn't let it get to me. I didn't let leuk control my thoughts. It's okay to take some time off if you need to. Tomorrow will be better. Don't be hard on yourself if you can't accomplish ever thing you want to in one day. It's okay. You're okay. And, you are not alone. The rest of us deal with it too. I hope this episode will encourage you to keep on being who you are and not let leuk weigh heavy on your mind.
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There are ways to beat the fear and worry of having leukemia. Today we talk about setting short-term and long-term goals and how that can have a positive influence on your life. Don't let Leuk beat you down. Engage in Life again.

Those of us with CLL leukemia can tend to narrow our lives down, letting leuk change us. But there is a whole life out there that we shouldn't let go of. Recently I spent a day playing disk golf with a friend. I was reminded that there is more to me than the leukemia. I can't let my disease stop me from being who I am. Leuk may be changing me physically, but I don't have to let him change me spiritually. I am still me.

It's easy for those of us with leukemia to become kind of selfish at times and get too wrapped up in our own lives. We need to remember that those who love us - our caregivers, family, and friends need encouraging words, just like we do. A simple text from a friend reminded me of the power of uplifting words.