Thanksgiving reminds us what we are thankful for.

I hope you find many more days to reflect back on what you are thankful for. Please don't wait once a year! I don't need a reminder for what I am thankful for. I am thankful every day that I am on the earth. I don’t need to be reminded that I am a cancer survivor that has had 4 surgeries to remove growth of tumors in my brain. I have lived as a cancer survivor for nearly eight years now. I am able live a somewhat normal life. I have lived through four surgeries, almost 4 years total of chemotherapy, six weeks of radiation, countless MRIs, doctor visits, tears, and eight years of fear and worries. I try not to focus on the “what’s next” and live in the now but it is always on my mind.

I am thankful for my friends and family that support me in my journey. I am thankful that I am still treated like an individual and not have my name be hyphenated with "Brain Tumor" at every turn.

As the holidays come near it is stressful for all of us. Take a step back and think about what you can do to be thankful for. You can make your health better, relationships stronger, grow your inner spirit, broaden your mind without the use of the TV, and most important LIVE. Life has so much to offer. Watching it pass is boring. Make something out of it.

Another success

I had another MRI on Thursday evening. I didn't' t get a chance to talk with Dr. M about it but I was seeing Dr. A Friday so it was cool. Dr. R called Friday morning and said all was stable!!! YES!! We will continue with another MRI in 6 weeks.

Friday was a good day. I started out waking up at 8 am, going to yoga, coming home and having a small breakfast then Todd and I got ready and went to lunch at Chili's. If I could start every day like that! Then we had to go downtown to the clinic to see the doc and get my treatment. My blood pressure is good, hemoglobin is a little low and I have some protein in my urine (the Avastin can cause this). We chatted with Dr. A for some time. I told him about the night sweats, the nose, the tiredness, on going bleeding, bloody nose. I asked him to do a hormone test on me to see if I am menopausal. I'll call on Monday to get the results. YIKES!

We came home last night and I was sleepy so we just laid on the couch and veged.

Todd is taking me on a date tonight. Dinner and a movie. Whoo hooooo!!!