So – once again, I am about 3 months late on the blog.  My apologies!  Since September – I have basically remained stable in regards to the cancer.  Typically – no news from me is good news.  I attempted to blog one day while at Chemo and got so sleepy – when I went back to read it – it did not make any sense—Deleted that one! Comical to me – but I am thinking most of you would have thought I was drunk or high or something!

I receive scans every 8 weeks.   After the first year – if all is stable still – I can reduce to every 12 weeks.  I continue with Chemo every Tuesday fro 3 weeks and then get a week off.  In a nut shell the scans have all been stable.  There were 2 scans in the past 4 months that showed a reduction in my liver tumor sites.   That is FANTASTIC.  I really could not ask for more than that.  It is my understanding that I have multiple small tumors in my liver – some too small to even measure – but show up on the CT scans.  There are 2 that they consistently measure.  One of those at one point was too small to measure.  The other remains about the same.  The bone tumors look about the same on the bone scan.  It is my understanding that they are very difficult to tell subtle changes with as some of the areas of concern cannot be differentiated between tumors or scar tissue.  I am going with scar tissue in my head – it makes me feel better.  I am getting scans again in 2 weeks.  Please say a prayer for me.  I cannot tell you how much I appreciate them!

I have continued to feel well.  I have engaged in meditation (still learning that one – half meditation/half nap).  I take time to read the bible as often as I can.  I have been seeing a spiritual therapists which puts my mind as such ease about everything in life – not just the cancer. I have found the most awesome massage therapist that really helps the small aches I do have.  I am exercising more often than the last blog.  I want to run in a 5K.  I figure if God has given me this day to walk and exercise – I need to take advantage of that!  I am up to about 2 miles running.  Not a lot – but definitely a good start.  I won’t do it until spring anyways because I am a cold weather wimp.  The time that I have had not working has been monumental in wrapping my head around healing without the interference of the “grind”.  I must admit I do not miss the “grind”.  I do miss the people and the intellectual challenges – but I am working on doing some volunteer work to offset that.  Overall – I am blessed more than I deserve.

In general.  Life is Good & God is Great.  I have been blessed to finish up 2015 feeling good and living life well.  I pray for a good 2016.  You never know – so I continue to take it a day at a time.  That’s by far the best way to do it.  It’s way too easy to think way to far into the future and get lost in the what if’s.

I hope you all had a beautiful Christmas or any holiday you celebrate.  Here is to an amazing 2016 with nothing but positive mojo to our futures.

Love to all –

Tracey