Counting the Days

[kate106]

Well I go to the Doctor on Monday to get my smoking aides (nicotine inhaler) and I will purchase the gum on Monday too and start cutting back on the smoking. This week I have been working for a girlfriend of mine who is out of town. And since I'm still not driving, I am walking to and from work, and it's quite a ways, I am getting quite a bit of exercise in addition to the work I'm doing. I'm a CNA/Caregiver and I have been working this job for over 10 years. The work is very rewarding, but the pay I cannot live on, so after radiation, I am going to find other work--I have a college degree I don't use, so I think it's time to get an 8 hour a day job. I got myself in this cancer mess because I was working way too much (70 hours a week) and just wasn't taking care of myself. I was smoking too much, eating fast food, and not getting enough sleep. I had to work these hours in order to make ends meet--but I can't do this anymore. I need a job where I work 8 hours a day--bring work home with me if I have to, but I need to be able to eat right, exercise and take care of myself--No more cancer--This also means no more ciggarettes..... My quit date is November 1, but if I have my quitting aids, I know I will be able to do it.....