Tuesday, August 12, 2014

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.

2 comments:

  1. Yay!!! You are a survivor! Good riddance to meat, but I hear you where cheese is concerned. Lots of love to you!! K

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  2. So glad to see that you finished chemo successfully and are moving on with your life! Stay healthy ...our love and prayers are with you.

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