"We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face....we must do that which we think we cannot."
~~Eleanor Roosevelt

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Yearly Interval

Today I saw my oncologist.  The biggest thing on my mind at this appointment was to discuss frequency of future PET scans.  I want to push out the frequency to 9 or 12 months and was ready to defend my desire.  I have 3 cancer-free years under my belt and all my scans have been clear without a doubt.  I feel great which also speaks volumes about my health.   No sweat.......she was completely on board with moving my scan frequency to a yearly interval.  She gladly agreed I am ready for this big change.   Yeah!

Each March 25 I celebrate another cancer-free year.  In two weeks, I will have 3 years.  The first year was big, the second year was better; but three years feels incredibly significant.   THREE YEARS!  That's big.........so far away from those cancer days.  Before I know it, it will be FIVE.   However, there is no magic number and certainly no guarantees, but I am hopeful I will continue to live a healthy, cancer-free life full of adventure..........the life of an outlier.

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