celebrating a year here, a year since surgery 7 november, and a year since my lost at sea rescue sto

pete43lost_at_sea
pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1
Dear CRCs and supporters,

just thought i'd mark the occaision.

time flys when your getting treatment.

sounds strange but its been a great year, hoping the next one is better.

here is the nbc story of my lost at sea rescue and bowel cancer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYN8vELkHT4

here is the abc story of my lost at sea rescue and bowel cancer
http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/11/05/3058839.htm?site=sydney

they both have a dash of bowel cancer prevention thrown in.
both the stories were shot a few days after coming home from surgery, i was in hospital for 19 days, 14 without food.

i put this up along time ago, we have had many newbie's since, thought it might be nice to explain why i am the way i am!

hugs,
pete

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  • yoga
    yoga Member Posts: 87
    #2
    congrats!
    Congrats on marking one year!! May you be posting and celebrating anniversaries for years to come!!
    yoga jo
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #3
    Wow
    A year already - congratulations.

    Kim
  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #4
    Annabelle41415 said:

    Wow
    A year already - congratulations.

    Kim

    thanks kim and jo
    I hope we all share out healing journeys together day by day
    Hugs
    Pete
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #5
    Pete
    I must have missed that the first time around. Remarkable story. I only went scuba diving once in the Bahamas and it was fantastic. We did a short course then went out to a reef under 25 feet of water for about a half hour. Lots of colorful fish, a wonderful experience.

    I have to tell you Pete, I've never experienced you so clear in a post ;-)
    It's great that you used your 15 minutes of fame to help others. Awareness is SO important with cancer. I know that I've been instrumental in at least 20 people getting colonoscopies . Thankfully everyone passed with flying colors.

    Congrats on your anniversary Pete! Many more...
    -p
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    #6
    PhillieG said:

    Pete
    I must have missed that the first time around. Remarkable story. I only went scuba diving once in the Bahamas and it was fantastic. We did a short course then went out to a reef under 25 feet of water for about a half hour. Lots of colorful fish, a wonderful experience.

    I have to tell you Pete, I've never experienced you so clear in a post ;-)
    It's great that you used your 15 minutes of fame to help others. Awareness is SO important with cancer. I know that I've been instrumental in at least 20 people getting colonoscopies . Thankfully everyone passed with flying colors.

    Congrats on your anniversary Pete! Many more...
    -p

    Congrats on your anniversary and many years of
    sport ahead mate!
  • Kenny H.
    Kenny H. Member Posts: 502 Member
    #7
    pepebcn said:

    Congrats on your anniversary and many years of
    sport ahead mate!

    Happy annaversary Pete. Many
    Happy annaversary Pete. Many more to come.
  • thxmiker
    thxmiker Member Posts: 1,278 Member
    #8
    Congrats Pete!
    Very good story. Life has been interesting for you. Attitude is what makes things good or bad. Keep up the good attitude.
    Best Always, mike
  • Goldie1
    Goldie1 Member Posts: 264 Member
    #9
    Thanks for sharing...
    your story with this newbie. Simply amazing that your camera was found all those years later. Pictures and story were very inspirational!
  • karen40
    karen40 Member Posts: 211 Member
    #10
    Congrats
    Congrats on your first year Anniversary and wishing you many,many more.
    Enjoyed your story. What an adventure that must have been.
    It makes me re-evaluate myself. What more can I do to bring awareness to crc?
    I've tried and succeeded with only a few. It's always astonishing how many people just don't take it serious and put off that colonoscopy.
    Karen
  • Brenda Bricco
    Brenda Bricco Member Posts: 579 Member
    #11
    Wow Pete,that is an amazing
    Wow Pete,that is an amazing story!
    I have to ask what you were most afraid of when you were stranded? I was snorkeling in Cozumel one time, not paying attention to how far I was swimming and drifting. I looked up to find that I was a LONG way from where I was suppose to be. :/ Instantly I was afraid of sharks! I don't want to drown but I really don't want to feed the sharks. :/
    Do you ever get the feeling that everything happens for a reason??? I sure do. :) Glad you made it and are still making it. God's blessings!
    Brenda
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #12
    Wonderful
    Happy "Anniversary," Pete!

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • mukamom
    mukamom Member Posts: 402
    #13
    tootsie1 said:

    Wonderful
    Happy "Anniversary," Pete!

    *hugs*
    Gail

    I remember
    waiting while Robert was getting Cyberknifed, and your story was on the tv. I wasn't paying much attention to it, as I was preoccupied with worry for Robert. I never put two and two together until now. Amazing story

    Angela
  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #14
    mukamom said:

    I remember
    waiting while Robert was getting Cyberknifed, and your story was on the tv. I wasn't paying much attention to it, as I was preoccupied with worry for Robert. I never put two and two together until now. Amazing story

    Angela

    angela,gail,brenda,karen,goldie1,mike,kenny,pepe,phil,kim,jo
    thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks.

    the gawler foundation suggested "telling your story" on this retreat i attended recently,

    i had this flukey opportunity to tell mine a year ago and did.
    it was a bizzare urgent to tell mine, it cost me my relationship with my sister, i have not spoken with for a year and we were really close. the media attention came and went like the tide but i learned alot from the experience.

    i think of my message of health and hope in 5 minutes across the usa, actually the whole world. i had a big ego of a few seconds for my achievement, i was proud i used the media as much as they were using me.

    Then realised just how many minutes a day does fast food for example get everyday in the media. they are making far more crcs than we can save or warn everyday.

    it was good for my sole, my emotions and helped me process all i was feeling.

    the tv, the radio, the newsprint and the internet and still makes me feel humble.

    we all have our stories, tell them if you can. you can even repeat it, its the essence of our lives we are sharing, not just a casual opinion.

    in a similar its what we all do here everyday, telling our stories.

    i count my blessings to be lost at sea, it toughened me up for crc.

    i count my blessings for my crc, it educated me about my health and my body and what i eat and how how i live. I was headed for diabetese or a heart attack or a stroke anyway. crc just got me first.

    Now i am 90Kg down from 137kg, where their is a will , their is away, i say.

    detection of crc is easier than preventition for our world, our crc is the curse of the western world, the curse of our affulence.

    so prevention is easy, one person at a time, then one family. i have started with myself, then wife and kids.

    hugs,
    pete

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