My Journey with Cancer

MONDAY NOVEMBER 24TH 2014 @ 3:00pm: relaxing and going to pick Alyssa up from daycare shortly HOW   I   FEEL : tired I've been sitting here for the last half an hour or so staring at this computer screen trying to decide where to start with this blog post.  I have so much I want to share just unsure where to start.  I guess I'll start here ---- 7 days ago I got the privilege of attending the Young Adults with Cancer Retreat in Cobourg.  Dan and I got to spend 5 days there with a group of 35 AMAZING people.  I was a little unsure of what to expect going to this but after speaking with people who had attended prior retreats and told me it changed their lives completely, I knew I had to go and see it for myself.  The first day I found really intense; we sat in a circle all 35 of us and gave a brief introduction of ourselves and our journey.  I remember that night when I went to bed I thought to myself ‘holy shit, this is intense.’ But after spending 5 days with thes

MONDAY NOVEMBER 11TH 2014 @ 7:17pm: just put Alyssa to bed and relaxing on the couch and watching Prison Break (yes I know it's old but I decided to watch all episodes again) HOW   I   FEEL : good, feel like I have lots of energy the last few days Last Tuesday I had my routine every 3 month appointment --- this appointment was a little more significant ---- it marked my 1 year checkup.  I guess that isn't entirely true my official one year CANCERVERSARY is November 22nd but close enough.  I was my usual anxious self, worried what the xray results would show.  I'm happy to say the scans were CLEAR, implant looks good and lungs are clear also.  My surgeon was impressed and thrilled with how far I have come and was blown away with my walking and rocking the one cane lol!  I have a routine CT Scan coming up end of November and I know those results will come back clear also.  Trying to remain positive. I'm looking forward to this week --- tomorrow I am putting my Christm