I have continued to have every three months scans, routine blood work, and to date all have been clear. Yesterday I had another CT of my chest, abdomen & pelvis. Today I had an appointment with my wonderful oncologist at the new beautiful Southbay Stanford Oncology building. She told me the fabulous news that I have now reached 2 years No Evidence of Disease! If this timing doesn't sound right to you, I questioned it too. I had been counting myself N.E.D. after my first clear CT scan which was in early September 2014. Apparently, the doctors considered me N.E.D. at the time that my last tumors were surgically removed and/or killed via cyberknife radiation (in my case, late May 2014). So, here I am, two years cancer free! Who would have thought it!!! I am so very grateful for the gift of life!
My next scan will be in 6 months. I will then get a full body PET scan to look for any areas of cancer cell activity. So cheers to another 6 months of enjoying a life without cancer.
So, what have I been doing to stay healthy? I play waaaay too much tennis (and loving it!), walk, hike & go to Pilates & yoga. I sadly have let my guard down as to my healthy diet. I know I still maintain a much better diet than the average American, but I need to reel in the portion sizes, sugar, alcohol, and gluten. I still eat a ton of organic veggies, but my weight is creeping up. This is not okay if I want to reduce my recurrence risk! It is time to be more vigilant on the food front! To kick off this effort, next week I start a 4 week Survivor Nutrition series at Cancer Care Point.
Relay for Life: Donate To or Join Jacki's Relay for Life Team Here
I am so very grateful for my cancer survival, and I feel it is time for me to give back to the cancer community that so generously supported me during my cancer fight. On July 23-24th, I am participating with a few of my friends and family plus co-captaining a team in the Saratoga Relay for Life at St. Andrew's School to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Relay for Life is the single largest cancer fundraiser nation wide!
I would really appreciate your support in meeting (better yet, exceeding!) my fund raising goal to raise money to find a cure for cancer in our lifetime.
Please visit my Relay for Life page to make your donation or to join my team:
Donate To or Join Jacki's Relay for Life Team Here
It is that time of year again when we are so proud to watch our girls grow up, gain independence and spread their wings. Elyse just completed her Junior year at UCLA. She continues to be busy with melenoma research and is now working for an orthopedic surgeon in LA as a scribe. Kayla just completed her Sophomore year at UW and has a great job that she loves with Red Bull. Jenna has just completed her Junior year in high school and is looking forward to being a Senior in the fall.
Craig and I have been enjoying a bit more travel this year; some business, some pleasure, some together, some independently. I have included a few pictures from recent months to overview recent life events.
Enjoy your summer, Everyone!!!
~ Jacki ~
