Get Checked!

Here’s my cautionary thought for the month......even though we are taught to abide by the “protocol” for all normal medical tests and procedures, if you have a family history of something, make sure you keep it in the forefront. As most people know (especially with the help of Katie Couric’s efforts after the untimely death of her husband), colonoscopies are generally done around age 50. However, if you have a family history of it, the defining age is much lower.....so much lower in fact, that my daughter is getting her first colonoscopy at age 18. (She is not especially thrilled with the thought....but understands how much easier things are if you catch things before they can spread). Pass it on.......

Happy Easter

Happy Easter! I will be spending the weekend getting ready for the Easter Bunny (yes, despite the fact that I have kids in college, the Easter Bunny STILL comes to my house!). Easter is traditionally a time for rededication and rebirth, and I wish everyone that visits this website grace and peace.

Just Hang On

Having spent the morning at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, (and my news continues to be good by the way!), I have a positive message to relay. As I overhead my oncologist tell a new patient, sometimes one of the most important things a cancer patient can do is to “just hang on”. No matter how hard things are RIGHT NOW for you or your loved one, each and every day brings brand new treatment options. Just when you think you have exhausted all the new drugs and gizmos out there, presto! another one is approved and on the market. So don’t give up. Ever. Stay proactive about your own health. Keep looking for ideas. Keep as healthy as you can, stay positive, surround yourself with the people and things that you love. Prayer is good. So is reaching out if you need help.

So, from one patient to another, “hang on”.