One week of no portal refreshing was my small win
My small win this week was not refreshing the portal after dinner. I had sent my nurse a question during business hours, then I kept wanting to check every fifteen minutes even though I knew that would not make an answer appear.
I put my phone in the bedroom and watched a show with my sister. That is it. No grand victory. But for one evening, cancer did not get my whole attention. What small wins are you counting this week?
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This sounds like a targeted therapy day where the practical part and the feelings are tangled together. I hope the next conversation about small win is a little easier to start.
For me, naming targeted-therapy separately from small-win made it easier to ask for help.
I would keep targeted therapy as the headline for myself, then let small win be a second note.
I would write down targeted therapy, small win, and what kind of help would actually help.
Targeted therapy and small win deserve separate sentences so neither one carries the whole day.
Targeted therapy, small win, and the kind of help needed would be my three-line note.
I would keep small snack bag notes before turning it into a long explanation: the part that would make me pause is that one clear sentence can be enough for now. That is the kind of thing I would want witnessed.
I would keep small fridge list notes when the quiet part needs a witness: the part I would protect is that there is no prize for making this sound tidy. It helped me when someone did not rush past that part.
I would keep private snack bag notes when the words feel too large: the small truth I would keep is that feelings often arrive out of order. I would keep it simple and let it be real.