7 Year Cancerversary 11/16/2012

My Sweet Sammy:  How I miss him each day.  He was my chemo dog and  made each day bearable.  He was my sunshine, my smile, my love, my baby, my heart and my happiness.  He played such a pivotal role in my cancer journey and I had to include him in this blog.

November 16, 2005 was the official day my surgeon gave me the news that my so call benign cyst was invasive cancer.  Wow, what a whirl wind!  I sometimes go back and read my first few blogs and can't believe how crazy things were.  Remember, I didn't even blog while I was actually going through it but I guess in some ways starting blogging in 2007 was a great reflection for me, especially when it was still fresh and raw in my heart and head.

I celebrated each cancerversary until last year, year 6.   I felt as if I shouldn't jinx myself.  I sometimes feel like cancer can lurk and attack at any given moment BUT I also know that I've had wonderful care.  I've recently been evaluated by Dr. Litton and Dr. H and I feel great.  Dr. Litton told me to, "Go Live My Life" so there you have it!  There are no guarantees but worrying helps no one.  A co-working showed me this saying that worrying only gives us something to do but doesn't solve anything.

I guess I am celebrating.  My birthday is around the corner.  I'm finally going to have Lasiks done.  Don't forget that I've had my fair share of surgeries but this one scares me the most.  I technically do not need my breasts but I sort of need my vision.  My 7 year Cancerversary and birthday gift to myself is dropping money down for hopefully a surgery that will allow me to ditch my contacts and glasses (have had them since middle school) until I need reading glasses.  Hopefully positive energy will be sent my way 11/20/2012.

This year on 11/16/2012 I will have a silent toast (heck maybe I'll just have a loud toast and have a glass of vino or champagne)   to my 7 year Cancerversary and hopefully will see clearly 11/20/2012.  Cheers to my 7 year Cancerversary!