A Motto To Live By

Hello! August has come and gone, and I didnt' take the time to update this blog. I've been too busy looking after my health, staying as active as possible (swimming, hiking, paddling), and dealing with occasional body challenges, mainly stomach- and back-related. My little word of wisdom: Celebrate the days when your body feels NORMAL!

The weather in August has been fantastic for the most part, and Jacob and I managed to enjoy the great outdoors, paddling on mountain lakes and the Bow River, and hiking to some beautiful places. We also had two wonderful days with my friend Emiko from Japan. Thank you, Emiko, and I pray that we will meet again!

Then I had a diagnostic test, and the results were not as good as I had hoped for. Oh well, you can always find something positive within the not so good. However, I haven't managed to stabilize the situation in the liver. Those dum-dum cells are still marching along, doing their own thing. So, it was time to reassess my whole treatment plan (medical, naturopathic, mind-body and everything else I am doing). After consulting with all my health care practitioners, I have decided to change my medical treatment, and to see what happens.

I feel blessed to have some competent practitioners on my team, who are respectful of my choices. I am also very grateful for the support from my cancer coaches Erin and Alan. No matter what happens, they are there with encouragement, wisdom, and inspiration.
And, I acknowledge that I need God's help in all this. I am keenly aware of my limitations. Humans can fly to the moon, do heart transplants, climb Everest without oxygen, but so far, they have not been able to get rid of the deformed cells in my body (and the doctors tell me they don't have the tools or knowledge to do this when dealing with metastatic disease.)

I keep on living, one day at a time, trusting in my body's healing ability, trusting God, who made everything there is, including the cells in my body.

When I was at the Simonton Center in March, Dr. Carl Simonton shared his wisdom in a motto:
I WANT TO GET WELL
I CAN GET WELL
I AM READY TO DIE TODAY.

I think that's a very wise motto to live by. I endeavour to be mindful of it every day.