Survivorship

I am now a cancer survivor. What a blessing to have had Love and Support from my family and friends. Excellent medical care. The blessings of the Lord. It is overwhelmingly wonderful. 
I have things that I have to do now.
Aerobic Exercise
I have to get enough vitamin D
I take Tamoxifen
I had to loose 10 pounds and I just reached my goal this last Sunday
Stay calm and be happy
Learn to sleep better
Eat lots of tomatoes, ginger, cruciferous vegetables, and turmeric.
I discovered they sell fresh turmeric at Sprouts. I really like it. It is more mild than the powdered spice so you can put it in more things without thinking you are only eating Indian cuisine. Turmeric is a great anti inflammatory and it has other healthy properties. You can learn more about how it is good for you at whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=78
I prepare it by scraping off the outside with a knife under running water. Then I grate it on an ultra fine grater. I then immediately wash my hands with Dawn dish detergent ot get the yellow off of my fingers. I tried wearing gloves and that just didn't work well for me.
And sadly no dairy, no beef, pork, lamb, or processed meat. It is much easier to leave the meat behind then the dairy.
So I am going to remain optimistic that in my life time they will have more sure cures for cancer and I will be able to in the future put Parmesan Cheese on my spaghetti.

One More Step

I finished the last of my chemo in July. We have been joking that I was going to be deported. Yesterday I had my port-a-cath removed. Its hard to say how glad I am that I have made it to this point. I am getting my old strength back. It feels good to be able to work hard. Of course I have to take it easy for several weeks because I also had a small repair done on my reconstruction, but I have a list of calm things to work on since I have been ignoring some of them. Over the last several months I have been working on major landscaping changes in my yard. Today they are coming to hydro seed and thanks to my family who spent several days helping me make the final push so I would have grass before the snow comes.

Better and Better

I am doing better. Its great. I met with my doctor today who said everything looks good.