Starting the road to recovery

 This morning I made an appointment with the Oncologist for Saturday the 14th.  At that point I am hoping to find out what the next steps are in identifying the type of cancer that I have.

At Noon I received a call from Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa.  I have an appointment with them on January 26th in Tampa.

Today also was my follow up with my normal doctor.  She was very impressed with the weight I have lost so far.  50 lbs since August 15th.   My numbers were better, triglicerides were still up, but they ALWAYS are.  So she suggested leaner meats and some fish oil.

Tomorrow we are going to EPCOT, trying to keep things as normal as they can be.

People in the neighborhood are starting to ask about my biopsy results, so slowly it is starting to get out that the results were NOT GOOD.  I am not ready to have everyone feeling sorry for me.  I just want to fight this and kick it's ass.   I am very thankful for the support that I know is soon to be there.


I am extremely thankful for Carol Hutchison, who has helped push to get me to the BEST treatment centers as possible.   

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2023 at 12:46 PM

    I have no doubt you will kick its ass big time. That C isn’t even going to know what hit it!! We are all here to fight with you!

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