It's hard to see the light while stuck in the middle of the tunnel. It's difficult to imagine tough times getting better. It's frustrating to manage obstacle after obstacle. It's almost impossible to consider that challenges can actually transform into victories.

Yet somehow, in some way, in good time, most of us do arrive at the end of the tunnel -- where life is not so dark, where we can make sense of all that has come before our glorious exits into the light of the world.

A friend of mine is stuck in the tunnel of breast cancer. I know this because she sent me an e-mail today that struck a chord and took me back to a time when I was stuck -- and was quite certain life would not get better.

My life did get better -- after I survived the cancer treatment that sent me spiraling through my own tunnel -- and I know my friend will soon encounter better times. She may not be able to predict it at this very moment, but one day she will emerge into the brightness. One day, she will see the light. One day, she will be promising someone else that times do get better. One day, she will be amazed that she even wrote these words.

Well, chemo #2 kicked my butt! I was bed-ridden or in front of the toilet since Friday afternoon! It was awful. Stayed home from work today cause still feel a bit queasy. The doctor cut my steroids in the drip cause of the rash/break-out I had the first time, she thought it might have been an allergic reaction. Well, next time, I will take the break-out over this.

And to this I say -- let there be light.