An update - it's been FOR.EV.ER!
My presence here today is to offer hope to those who are fighting. This board brought me great comfort as I fought my way back to normalacy following the years after treatment for Stage 3B squamous cell carcinoma.
I am happy to report that in November I had my final annual check up with my surgical oncologist at Baylor Scott & White in Temple, Texas, sprinting through the five-year mark. I am healthier and happier at 52 than any other time in my life.
I remain steadfast in my message that it's best to be your own best advocate, that you need to tend to your body/mind and spirit, eating clean matters, not to settle for less than you deserve, and choose to be happy each and every day.
I rarely think consciously about my cancer experience anymore. But it is ever present in the away I approach life and love. I am forever changed.
God bless you all.
Angela
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Hi Angela!
I am so happy to see you come back here to update us! Congratulations on being discharged by your doctor--that is so awesome! I'm very glad to hear you are doing so very well, are healthy and happy, and enjoying life to the fullest! Cancer does, indeed, change us--in some good ways, actually!
May God always bless you with the good health you now enjoy. Stay happy and come back here any time to say hello!
Love ya!
Martha
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Angela
Thank you for posting! Five years is AWESOME!
At first, I could not imagine a day going by when I didn't think of cancer but the time between those thoughts gets longer and longer. Yes, it has changed us but not always for the worse. I definitely am more grateful for all my blessings and have much more faith now.
Continued wellness and blessings to you!
Tracey
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