WOW! It’s been 3 weeks since I have posted anything. Once could say that’s a good thing? No news is good news? Yeah, that is not really the case with cancer. No news is just….well…..no news. It’s just waiting, anxiety, scanxiety, worry, hope. Yes, hope, the most important part!

Work is good! I have been in my new role for about 4 weeks and feel like I am really getting the hang of things. It’s a really nice group of people that I work with. Some I have felt close enough to share my diagnosis with. Some not, but I suspect/assume they know as others must talk? I am actually good with it. The less it feels taboo, or like a “big” deal the better.

I feel amazing! It’s almost strange at times to be brought back to reality. But what is the reality? I continue to feel GREAT doing my regimen.

• Celery Juice first
• Cinnamon/turmeric green tea next
• Protein shake on the way to work
• No sugar
• No meat (just fish a few times a month)
• Meditating
• 10,000 + steps per day
• Prayer each morning (out loud!)
• D-Monnase & Vitamin C
• Support

It’s all still so scary. Maybe even scarier than when I first found out. It’s all more real now. But I continue to research, reach out, share my journey, bring comfort to anyone I can, make some good from this craziness.

I am now more certain than I ever have been that I was put on this earth to help others. Some with cancer, some with other trials they are dealing with. I have learned that while I don’t subscribe to the notion that “everything happens for a reason” I do wholeheartedly believe that we can and SHOULD do everything we can to share what we know, and can use to make others feel better, do better, be better.

If I could, I would go back and do whatever was necessary to avoid getting cancer. My perspective has changed SO much! Giving up sugar became really easy, I’m overjoyed when I maintain my weight or even gain a pound or two, traffic doesn’t bother me anymore, not much scares me, getting older isn’t upsetting, it’s a gift. It’s all a wonderful gift.

So get on out there! Enjoy the crisp fall air, the smell of leaves burning, good friends, laughter, the opportunity to put in a good days work, your favorite TV show, a good meal, all of it! Enjoy and be grateful for all of it!