Mentors

I neglected to mention an event from Thursday. It took place after I blogged that day.

I spoke with Aunt Sheren, a strong vibrant woman who is herself a breast cancer survivor. This conversation is buoying my spirits. Sheren, without doubt, falls into the Mentor category in this journey.

The function of the Mentor is to prepare the hero to face the unknown. This could be in the form of advice, guidance or magical equipment (someone hand me a light sabre, or at least a pair of ruby slippers). The Mentor can only walk so far with the hero, because the hero must face the unknown alone.

And while my team of health professionals fall into this category as well, Sheren puts everything into perspective, mainly because she's already taken this journey. Her advice is to focus on me, take each day as it comes and don't over-exert myself. She expects I will paint up a storm during the coming months. She could be right.