two years ago today was my last day of breast cancer treatment. unleashed!
two years without recurrence is a big milestone for those of us with triple negative breast cancer. five years without recurrence is cause for major celebration statistically. so i'm hoping for especially the next 1,095 days to be without recurrence.
tallied up, that means 1,095 days of a lot of exercise (you will find me walking or biking on russell blvd on the olive-tree path every day in davis!), a very healthy diet, appreciating every day with friends and family, insanely delicious meals at sophia's, photography with the davis photo club, speaking french at international house, volunteering at yolo hospice, my job of listening to oral histories, visiting my two sons and daughter-in-law in venice and santa monica, monthly trips to pillar point harbor and pacifica, continuing my surfing photography, yearly trips to the bayou and uncertain, TX, and, most importantly to me, showing my sons and daughter-in-law what a happy life looks like after cancer and including them in it.
for the last few days i've been enjoying texts from my oldest son, who is in africa as the videographer for travel mission to tanzania. a world away! and my youngest son and his wife are leaving soon for another trip to mexico, and are putting things into place to move to costa rica next year. i am so happy my kids are enjoying life to the fullest while they're so young!
57 days till i move to davis!
xoxo
9 comments:
Congratulations on that milestone. My 2 year anniversary of completing treatment will be July 14th (also triple negative), so when I say I can relate...I really mean it. All the best to you and your family.
dear teresa, congrats to you too! and thank you for writing. i just read your blog entry about your trip to fiji--wonderful! xoxo
deborah,
i've followed your flickr photos for years and checked in randomly on your courageous journey of the last few years. i am so glad you are here and happy to see the beautiful things you gift us all with in your photos and words. much love and congrats on this wonderful milestone. here's to a wonderful 1095 days and many more beyond that!
sam
dear sam,
who are you on flickr? i'd love to reconnect. thanks for such sweet thoughts. xoxo
deborah,
i'm unabashed (http://www.flickr.com/photos/samlevy/) on flickr. i've been watching your photos for a good few years now, i think a lot of your surf stuff pulled me in many moons ago. they make a great addition to the slideshow of favourite flickr photos on my apple tv ;-)
sam
Congratulations! Here is a toast to continued health and healing, exercise and physical wealth.
congratulations Deborah! My two year anniversary won't be until next year, but my oncologist was already celebrating because we're almost at my two years since diagnosis already!
Here's to three more years!!
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Chanced upon your blog after browsing to some cancer blogs. Nice to have a positive entry and thought here. Congrats Deborah! :)
Wow! Congratulations Deborah!
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