Monday, March 2, 2009

Blog Looser = Cancer Survivor!


I am still a looser at updating my blog but I am now a cancer SURIVIVOR! I apologize for not keeping my supporters more updated in the last month but there was not a whole lot new to say until now. I can finally say that I am a Cancer Survivor and believe it! I am celebrating life! After a seven-month journey, I have finished all my breast cancer treatment! Last week, February 26th, I finished my seven weeks of daily radiation and the doctor’s prognosis is great and they say the cancer is gone…and I believe it! I, of course, will have doctor follow-ups on a regular basis for months but I am done with surgery, chemo and radiation treatment! I now go on an estrogen blocker medication, Tamoxifen, or one like it, for five-years. Statistics show that women who have had the same cancer diagnosis as me and take this medication it decreases the chance of cancer recurrence by 50%. Now that I am done with all my treatment, I can take antioxidants and a lot of my health herbs and supplements that I was unable to take for five months. This not only will help get my energy come back but my hair also. Yippee! Our company is in the midst of our busiest season of work and we have a lot going on so life is crazy right now but we feel truly blessed. We have work and our family is healthy and happy. Again, I am sorry to not update this blog as much as friends would hope. Don’t hold your breath on me ever being a face booker, space book or twitter gal but I do appreciate all of you! I would like to again thank my family, countless friends and clients who understood the energy my journey took and helped support me through all of this. Thank you for all your tremendous love and support! Words can never truly express how much you have all meant to me.

I do what to again publically thank my husband Keith, the love of my life, for proving to me that “love will keep us alive.” Keith, you are my rock. Thank you for standing by my side 24/7 through this fight and thank you for making me feel truly loved every day. If possible, I love you even more.

I have met tremendous friends through this journey that have, or still are, battling breast or some type of other cancer. I pledge my support to the fight against cancer. At this time, I am planning the vision stage of some type of cancer support group or foundation for the future and will keep you all posted on my blog as it unfolds. As I wrote earlier in my blog, there are many people that have cancer that Keith and I have met along the way that don’t have the love and support that I have had. The support group I am envisioning will have something to do with supporting those that need more love and helpful services in their battle with cancer.


Thank you all for being with me through this and I will keep you updated monthly…give or take a week or two!

God Bless You All!