I have been reading a lot of articles from Duke University these days, seems they are one of the leading Univ. in performing clinical studies and research in brain cancer! I have been in contact with OSHU in Portland (about 3 hours away) and they will take me into a free clinical study if my tumor comes back, which is a 90% chance. They have some drugs they are trying out that help to open up the blood brain barrier for the current chemo med to work more efficiently.
What are you up to these days? Do you take part of summer off to spend with your kids? I am trying to spend more one on one time with my oldest. She was having a hard time lately and her pyscologists thinks it is a good idea. She is trying to separate from me as all teenagers do, but the Cancer thing is making it more so, she believes I am dying in the next year or 2 and I tell her that is not what I think will happen, but the stats are there, so I am not the type to lie to her and say for sure I will live a long time! It is complicated with her ADD on top of that! take care.
Hey, remember me?? Just kidding! You will have to read my latest blog to see where the heck I dissappeared to in the last month or so. I can honestly say I have seen insanity in my battle with this brain cancer, but I am back on track for the most part, still wrapping up some issue I caused during my time in Lala land with a major infection, but life is good.
Things are moving forward for my plans to attend ADD camp. My parents have agreed to help me pay... which will help a lot. Planning to see old friends in MI along the way. I am going to register this week to reserve my place and then I think I will let Brian know about it if he doesn't already. How are you doing? Ready for summer?
Just checking in... I have not been here in awhile... all is well. No worries. I am pooling all of my resources... and then some... and trying to get the money to go to Dr. Hallowell's ADD Camp at Leelanau in July. It is this ADDer's dream of Utopia... Northern Michigan (Ahhhh, HOME...) AND Dr. Hallowell... wake me up when I get back to DE... Keeping my fingers crossed that it all works out.
Keath, thanks for featuring ADDer World on your site and for that I have added your logo and link to the front page, on the right side. I really appreciate it and if you ever want to do a follow up, please, feel free :-) As a matter of fact, I have a new, exciting press release coming out in a couple days that I will send you that maybe you could use part of.... bless you!
In my younger days... I was part polar bear!!! I grew up in Northern Michigan and we used to go swimming in November! The waves were always bigger then and it makes me cold just thinking about it now!!! Burrr! I still like to ski but that involves long underwear and warm clothing... not a bathing suit and freezing cold water...
Seriously... I went to the doctor yesterday and got on the scale... (a few more pounds than I was expecting showed up) and so my plan is get to the gym tomorrow. I always feel better when I do. Since I am not working... I will go in the morning... like it or not. I'll let you know how I do. Even going through the motions can be helpful. I'll try to find a workout buddy... in the past I have had a hard time finding someone who was as serious and dedicated as I was but I won't let that hold me back this time... I'll see if I can find someone who is compatible. Thanks for the suggestion.
I live with my sister and she sometimes says are YOU OK? I'm like yeah, just taking a deep breath!
Dancing... I have been enjoying from the sidelines... went to a competition last weekend... going to another next weekend. Trying to find the "motivation" for lack of a better word to get to the health club (I already have a membership I'm PAYING for...) I know it relieves stress and I'm lucky to be able to afford it. NO QUESTION... exercise improves EVERYTHING!!!
I am working on... what is blocking me from getting in the car and going. I know that may be easy for most people but for me... it is a serious struggle. I will keep trying I PROMISE!!!