DING! DING! DING!

Yes, as caregivers there comes a time when you want to throw in the proverbial towel. You want to hear the ding of the fight bell so you can claim your defeat. As the coach you look to the opponent and realize the fights not over, just the round so you have no choice but to send in your fighter...again.

We are not super humans. We are regular people who do regular things but we don't get to go about life normally. Every decision we make is thought out. It's like we are constantly training. We say "You can do it! You can fight this thing! Don't give up!" Sometimes we sit back proudly as we watch our fighter have a moment of adrenaline when they show cancer who's boss but on the day's when Cancer's won and we want to except our defeat and throw in the towel we don't. Why? Because as caregivers/coach's it's not acceptable. We take our fighter to their corner and help them shake it off. Then it's back to the ring, we look on as they touch knuckles and take more punches.

As caregivers/coaches we want to beat the cancer just as bad as our loved ones/fighters. We were born for this. I believe it takes a special sort of person to be us (pat on the back). It could be because we are not loser's we are born winners. It could be that we just don't want to except the defeat, that we want to keep on fighting...even though our fighters are telling us to call the fight. The truth is, the opponent, Cancer fights dirty.

So on those day's when the opponent is taking to his corner, take to yours. Take time for yourself. Let your fighter rest. Get your thoughts together, take a walk, watch a movie, grab a drink with a friend or live your life as normally as possible. That way when you hear the "ding" your ready to stand at the corner of the ring screaming and yelling ... "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!"