It's a rainy Spring day here in Clive, Iowa. I thought I would put my thoughts on paper before I go up to Mayo tomorrow for my final lung surgery!
2014 has been the year of once again trying to rid myself of all cancer. This is not the first time we have gone after it. We did it in 2011 as well and just about as fast as we got rid of it, it came back.
Last year I bugged my surgeons up at Mayo to take another stab at it. I am so over chemo and all the research I have done points to surgical removal with wide margins as the treatment of choice. So in November, Dr. Farnell (abdominal surgeon) finally relented and then Dr. Nichols (lung surgeon) got on board as well. In fact, they refused to go after it surgically if they could not go after ALL of it. Meanwhile, a tumor showed up on my kidney which was also nuked imbetween the ab surgery and the first lung surgery. So 4 procedures in 2014 and April isn't even over!!
So here is my goal in life.
I want to be cancer free! I want to become a person who advocates for cancer patients. I want to be an inspiration to those people who are shocked and scared by a cancer diagnosis. I want to guide people through the maze of alternative AND standard treatment. Especially those who have leiomyosarcoma.
I was thinking about it the other day and was wishing I could sell products to people that would really help them with their health. I don't want to be a network marketer to make tons of money but I would like to make a difference in people's lives.
I thank everyone who has supported me over these past 5 years. Your thoughts and prayers have been the #1 thing that has gotten me through all this!!!
My other life goal is to be normal. I mean, get up, get dressed, go to work, make my bed, clean my house, have enough energy to plant my gardens and walk the dogs and play with my grandkids and just be back to being me!!!
