<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>cancer survivor Archives - Diana Derringer</title> <atom:link href="https://dianaderringer.com/tag/cancer-survivor/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/tag/cancer-survivor/</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:29:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-derringer_headshotsm-32x32.png</url> <title>cancer survivor Archives - Diana Derringer</title> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/tag/cancer-survivor/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Tough Cookie</title> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/tough-cookie/</link> <comments>https://dianaderringer.com/tough-cookie/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 23:00:46 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brain injury]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brain tumor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cancer survivor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[choices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[content]]></category> <category><![CDATA[devotion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[difficulties]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hard life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hard times]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[heart attack]]></category> <category><![CDATA[husband]]></category> <category><![CDATA[idioms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Lessons from English Expressions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[malignant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stroke]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tough]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tough cookie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[undefeated]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Words Wit and Wisdom]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://temp.dianaderringer.com/?p=3944</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>My husband is one tough cookie. The way he handles hard times amazes me. A tough cookie has often experienced a hard life. My husband has suffered from: A malignant brain tumor (In 2004, he was expected to live three to five years.) A heart attack, stroke, and fall that caused a severe brain injury (In 2009, all three happened the same day. He was not expected to live 24 hours.) A tough cookie is a strong person. My husband...</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://dianaderringer.com/tough-cookie/"> Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> Read More</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/tough-cookie/">Tough Cookie</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dianaderringer.com">Diana Derringer</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-3949 aligncenter" src="https://temp.dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Tough-Cookie.jpg" alt="Tough Cookie -- Tim Derringer" width="450" height="320" srcset="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Tough-Cookie.jpg 450w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Tough-Cookie-300x213.jpg 300w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Tough-Cookie-422x300.jpg 422w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" />My husband is one tough cookie. The way he handles hard times amazes me.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>A tough cookie has often experienced a hard life. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">My husband has suffered from:</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>A malignant brain tumor (In 2004, he was expected to live three to five years.)</li> <li>A heart attack, stroke, and fall that caused a severe brain injury (In 2009, all three happened the same day. He was not expected to live 24 hours.)</li> </ul> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>A tough cookie is a strong person. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">My husband refuses to give up in spite of health problems. He:</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Almost never complains</li> <li>Rarely gets discouraged</li> <li>Fears little</li> <li>Refuses to accept defeat</li> </ul> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>A tough cookie decides to make the most of life. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">My husband would prefer to be healthy and able to work. However, he chooses not to be a <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/worry-wart/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">worry wart</a>. Instead, he enjoys what he can. He <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/cross-a-bridge-when-we-come-to-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">crosses each day’s bridges as he gets to them</a>.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>A tough cookie is not perfect.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">No one is perfect. Life is not perfect. However, like all of us, my husband has a choice: complain or do the best he can. He says what happened to him is just <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/cookie-crumbles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the way the cookie crumbles</a>. Therefore, he makes the best of life.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>A second explanation of a tough cookie:</strong></h3> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>A difficult person</li> <li>Someone who always wants his own way</li> <li>An unpleasant co-worker</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;">I seldom hear anyone use this second explanation.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">“I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances” (Philippians 4:11 NIV).</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Do you know a tough cookie? Please comment below.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://ow.ly/XX0U50JTr3Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscribe to receive my weekly posts by email</a> and receive a free copy of “Words of Hope for Days that Hurt.”</p> <p style="text-align: left;">If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Thanks to Talmadge “Tim” Derringer for permission to share part of his story.</p> <p><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ftough-cookie%2F&linkname=Tough%20Cookie" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ftough-cookie%2F&linkname=Tough%20Cookie" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ftough-cookie%2F&linkname=Tough%20Cookie" title="Pinterest" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ftough-cookie%2F&linkname=Tough%20Cookie" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ftough-cookie%2F&linkname=Tough%20Cookie" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ftough-cookie%2F&title=Tough%20Cookie" data-a2a-url="https://dianaderringer.com/tough-cookie/" data-a2a-title="Tough Cookie"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/tough-cookie/">Tough Cookie</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dianaderringer.com">Diana Derringer</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://dianaderringer.com/tough-cookie/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>26</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Throw in the Towel</title> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/throw-in-the-towel/</link> <comments>https://dianaderringer.com/throw-in-the-towel/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2016 23:00:44 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[boxing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cancer survivor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[devotion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[difficulties]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hope]]></category> <category><![CDATA[idioms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Lessons from English Expressions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[make today count]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Relay for Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[throw in the towel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Words Wit and Wisdom]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://temp.dianaderringer.com/?p=2637</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>These cancer survivor friends refuse to throw in the towel. Life knocked them down, but they got up again. They did not quit. Throw in the towel comes from boxing. I don’t like boxing. Yet, many expressions we use come from that sport. When someone throws a towel into the boxing ring, that team admits defeat. To avoid further pain, they give up. They don’t want the boxer hurt any more. Because the boxer is caught between a rock and a...</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://dianaderringer.com/throw-in-the-towel/"> Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> Read More</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/throw-in-the-towel/">Throw in the Towel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dianaderringer.com">Diana Derringer</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2638 alignright" src="https://temp.dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Throw-in-the-Towel.jpg" alt="Throw in the Towel--two women at a Relay for Life event" width="299" height="400" srcset="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Throw-in-the-Towel.jpg 299w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Throw-in-the-Towel-224x300.jpg 224w" sizes="(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px" />These <a href="http://relay.acsevents.org/site/PageServer?pagename=relay_learn_whatisrelay">cancer survivor </a>friends refuse to throw in the towel. Life knocked them down, but they got up again. They did not quit.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Throw in the towel comes from boxing. I don’t like boxing. Yet, many expressions we use come from that sport.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">When someone throws a towel into the boxing ring, that team admits defeat. To avoid further pain, they give up. They don’t want the boxer hurt any more. Because the boxer is caught <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/rock-and-a-hard-place">between a rock and a hard place</a>, hard choices must be made.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">We may decide to throw in the towel when we:</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Can go no further</li> <li>Have no hope</li> <li>Need to focus on something else</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;">However, sometimes we throw in the towel too soon. We:</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Give up before we try everything</li> <li>Rely on our own strength rather than God’s</li> <li>Need to take a break and then try again.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;">If we do our best, we should feel no shame when we must throw in the towel. We just don’t want to throw it in too soon.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">“Be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded” (2 Chronicles 15:7 NIV).</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Thanks to Debbie and Karen for the photo and life example. Thanks to Emily Akin for the suggestion.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Do you have an expression you want explained? If so, please comment below.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://eepurl.com/xP7HL">Subscribe to receive my weekly posts by email</a> and receive a free copy of “Words of Hope for Days that Hurt.”</p> <p style="text-align: left;">If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends.</p> <p><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fthrow-in-the-towel%2F&linkname=Throw%20in%20the%20Towel" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fthrow-in-the-towel%2F&linkname=Throw%20in%20the%20Towel" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fthrow-in-the-towel%2F&linkname=Throw%20in%20the%20Towel" title="Pinterest" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fthrow-in-the-towel%2F&linkname=Throw%20in%20the%20Towel" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fthrow-in-the-towel%2F&linkname=Throw%20in%20the%20Towel" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fthrow-in-the-towel%2F&title=Throw%20in%20the%20Towel" data-a2a-url="https://dianaderringer.com/throw-in-the-towel/" data-a2a-title="Throw in the Towel"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/throw-in-the-towel/">Throw in the Towel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dianaderringer.com">Diana Derringer</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://dianaderringer.com/throw-in-the-towel/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>