As silver linings go there are big ones and small ones. Perks are different to gifts because they make life a little easier rather than augmenting the soul! These are my current top ten perks of cancer :
- Blue badge parking (major stress buster)
- Being let off thank you letters for presents and parties by the Mums at Gabriella’s school
- Free prescriptions
- Ordering wheelchairs at airports and avoiding long queues
- Having more time to meditate and go for walks
- Being fed healthy food by friends who really know how to cook
- Appreciating new wrinkles instead of fretting about them
- Learning to accept support without feeling embarrassed or guilty
- Worrying about losing weight instead of putting it on
- Having something really juicy to complain about, yet feeling little need to complain