Well both of my boys are in school and I finally have some "me" time. You ask "what have you done with your free time" I answer "watch TV". Seriously I was so behind on some of my favorite shows, so I took the first week of school and watched my shows. Now I am all caught up and am looking for something new to do.
In the midst of looking for something to do I was talked into running a 5K with some friends. I did it without much thought or any training. After all I ran in high school and college and in my mind I have not aged a bit (haha). So I started my first 5K in 13 years with no hopes of even running the whole thing let alone running it well. I ended up running the whole thing and finished it in a little over 29 minutes. Pretty good for someone who has maybe ran 20 miles in the last 10 years. At the finish I felt it, I felt what I have been missing all these years. I felt that sense of accomplishment that sense of doing something all by myself. I did that alone, no kids, no husband, no one!!
There was a point in the run that I even unplugged my ipod and just ran, listening to my breathing and my footsteps. It was wonderful, powerful, freeing and so many other feelings that I cannot even put into words. I felt free and I loved it.
Now I am planning on running more 5K's and running regularly throughout the week with a running buddy. I feel like I have a piece of me back. A part of me that has always been there but I ignored it or maybe I just forgot about it.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Early Detection
I am not writing this blog post to get sympathy, I am writing this post to raise your awareness.
On August 11, my father had a colonoscopy. He is 53 and the doctor felt that it was time to have one done. He was getting an upper G.I. anyway and the doctor just basically said "since you are already going to be there..." Well that basically saved his life. While conducting the colonoscopy the doctor removed a polyp. The polyp caused extensive bleeding which in turn caused the doctor to speed up the lab results showing him what he already thought - cancer. So on August 12 my dad was informed that he had colon cancer. On August 17 he had a colon dissection and had the cancerous area removed.
In less than one week my dad went from having colon cancer to being cancer free. The cancer surgeon said that if he would have waited even three months the polyp could have grown and required chemotherapy and if he would have waited 3 years the cancer would have spread.
Today, August 29, I visited my doctor and scheduled a colonoscopy. I know that I can wait until I am 43 (10 years before my dad was diagnosed) but why wait, why not get screened now and not have to worry about it for 10 more years!
Early detection is critical in all forms of cancer. Please get regular physicals and go to the doctor if you feel that your body is trying to tell you something. It could save your life.
On August 11, my father had a colonoscopy. He is 53 and the doctor felt that it was time to have one done. He was getting an upper G.I. anyway and the doctor just basically said "since you are already going to be there..." Well that basically saved his life. While conducting the colonoscopy the doctor removed a polyp. The polyp caused extensive bleeding which in turn caused the doctor to speed up the lab results showing him what he already thought - cancer. So on August 12 my dad was informed that he had colon cancer. On August 17 he had a colon dissection and had the cancerous area removed.
In less than one week my dad went from having colon cancer to being cancer free. The cancer surgeon said that if he would have waited even three months the polyp could have grown and required chemotherapy and if he would have waited 3 years the cancer would have spread.
Today, August 29, I visited my doctor and scheduled a colonoscopy. I know that I can wait until I am 43 (10 years before my dad was diagnosed) but why wait, why not get screened now and not have to worry about it for 10 more years!
Early detection is critical in all forms of cancer. Please get regular physicals and go to the doctor if you feel that your body is trying to tell you something. It could save your life.
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