Tuesday December 24thth, 2013
Man, I’d be in trouble if I had a daily deadline, I’m
totally slipping….and detaching….part of not writing in here so much is that I
am now, quite often, engaged in updates over the phone, face-to-face, wherever,
as to how I’m doing…..feels like addressing it yet again in the blog makes it
more ever-present.
Fact is, end of this month is 17 months post treatment, and
I’m doing great. I’ve had 3 PET or CT
scans, and 3 ENT nose/throat probes with a little camera and I’m coming out
with flying colors every time….and I’m continuously humbled.
My radiologist told me to my face that I am in the top ONE
PERCENT (1%) of the 500 cancer patients he has treated in his career. He says
my recovery is so much swifter than anyone he can even recall right now. That’s
me and 4 other people……out of 500. I still live and will most likely live with
some built-in issues now, but they are certainly and most definitely
manageable, and an easy trade-off. Can you believe that? It is in large part because
of the energy of this communication transmission, and the support I received
from all of you….along with a fair amount of work from me and my family, of
course. I never thought I’d hear myself say “I am the 1%”
We’ve done a lot since last I wrote, a wild Halloween here
with 1,000 pieces of candy given away, a sold out Town Hall show with Fleetwood
Mask tearing it up. So much fun…..we have Petty Theft coming in for 2 nights
January 31/February 1---Super Bowl Weekend…..saw a Niner game, fall colors, a fun
family Thanksgiving, and the ensuing Christmas season.
Sam made the freshman basketball team and is rolling through
his pre season schedule, with local tournaments and across a bridge travel
games. So, I’ve been diverted.
This holiday season (and I’m still holding my breath)
ideally won’t have the same issues as last, my back totally tanking one year
ago tonight. The worst back pain I’ve ever had. This past year, with the help
of my healing acupuncturist, I am back and in action…..just so happy to be here
now, enjoying life and the lives of those around me….
The main problem with creating gaps in between posts is that
so much goes by….I want these first two years to go by quickly, because this
cancer usually re-appears in the first 24 months, so this is a key period….but
way down inside, I just know we kicked its ass,
and that it is all behind me now.
So, to that, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas (Happy
Holiday Season) and a Happy New Year. I wish you all peace and joy, AND good
health. Check back in “next year” and we’ll see what’s going on then.
Go Niners!
TS
