“If you don’t attempt to get over your doubts and fears, you’ll never dis­cover how won­der­ful it is to live with­out them.“
– Colin McArty

“Of all base pas­sions, fear is the most accursed.“
– William Shakespeare

Beyond the unknown, you may have other kinds of pho­bias you will need to deal with. All fears, great or small, pro­hibit you from reach­ing your poten­tial because they cre­ate self-​​imposed lim­i­ta­tions. Since fear is gen­er­ally the prod­uct of a low self-​​esteem, the most effec­tive way to deal with your fears is to improve your self-​​esteem.

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Just a quick lit­tle post to let you know what’s going on. First of all, I had a blast this week. Here’s the scoop.

For one, my wife Sylvie has just com­pleted her final of eight chemo ses­sions last Thurs­day. It’s been a really tough five months, but thank­fully, we’re done. There’s a bit of a break before radi­a­tion treat­ments start.

But for now, it’s a huge relief and a much-​​needed break.

The tough­est part of it all is, chemo truly knocks the wind out of Sylvie for a few days after­wards. Aside from the com­mon side-​​effects of nau­sea, exhaus­tion, bone pain and hair­loss, Sylvie also often com­plains of “chemo brain.”

It’s when your mind seems foggy, and you have a hard time con­cen­trat­ing or remem­ber­ing things. But it only lasts for a few days fol­low­ing chemo. (The best part is, we’re finally done.)

How­ever, the chemo ward got a lit­tle surprise…

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