It was one year ago today that I was told I have cancer. At that time my personal knowledge of Esophageal Cancer was sketchy. In fact, everyone I knew who had it had died of it quickly. Soon, I found out my cancer was Stage 4a Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Wow, that was encouraging news! (Not)
I was in radiation/chemo therapy within a couple of weeks and the therapy worked. It killed my tumor. I had surgery in January 2012 to remove most of the esophagus and after the surgery I was declared NED, No Evidence of Disease.
It has been a tough year. But I want tell you there is life after a cancer diagnosis. Good life. Abundant life. Life that is not taken for granted. Life that is given one day at a time. Days that come with special blessings. Blessings from which we can drink deeply.
I just realized that this is the beginning of my 2nd year as a survivor. That's a great big blessing. I think this is one that I will drink from deeply.
In fact, please excuse me while I get a glass and some ice. I'll post again soon, but for now I have some life to live.
I reached my 2-year mark last May from Stage 3 EC. The gifts from this cancer journey have been absolutely prolific and I wouldn't give them up for anything.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nancy. I ditto your comment.
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