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HI Liz, I am 57, I am three years out or is it four since I was diagnosed in 2009...

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HI, we know that sometimes we just need to add a post that shows we are enjoying life...

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HI, we know that sometimes we just need to add a post that shows we are enjoying life and having a good summer.

Well the garden isn't looking to shabby, I have gotten a lot of unfinished sewing projects completed, with a few more new ones to start. I have truly taken this summer to enjoy life, I have to, afraid if I stop, you know what will get the better of me.

Anyway, after a slow start of getting my bike out, getting over my frustration of not knowing what was going on, I have finally found enjoyment again riding. Due to the side effect of cancer and drugs, my legs do not want to do what I want them too. After nearly three years out from Chemo, some of the nerves in my feet and legs have decided that they want a rest thus causing me lots of pain and wanting to give up one of my favourite pastimes. Well guess what, even though I have the pain, I also have endurance, I head out about once a week and ride as far as I can regardless of the time and pain, two weeks ago I got in 25 miles.

Then mid July I climbed about a mile and a half on a nice path to one of the local caves here in SLC. Steady climb topping out at about 7,000 ft above sea level. Then two weeks ago, a friend and I went on another hike up the side of a mountain. This one was four miles starting at 8,000 ft ending at 10,100 feet, (wish I had a oxygen tank with me) I truly do not know what I was thinking even though it took me a while I made it to the top and we took the tram down. Truly I need my head examined. For all that I have done and for what I am going to do tomorrow. Another friend talked me into participating in a sprint triatholon. She is doing it all, the swimming, bike ride and running. I got two other friends, one will swim, I will ride my bike 12 miles, and the other will run the 5k.

Truly I am not bragging about that I am doing there is a point to all of this. A friend said that when you exercise your body builds healthy cells, well my tumor markers dropped this month. They had been gradually going up and they drop five points.

I am enjoying it all, it is just like when you go on vacation, you go and go and go then when you get home you are worn out. I may be doing all of these things, but I do pay the price, the body says, your are done and I am.

Life is short and I want to get all I can out of it, I know that we are all struggling with cancer, in some way or another at this present time, but isn't life great, beautiful sunrises & sunsets, oceans to swim in, (none where I am at) mountains to climb and rivers to cross. Now if I can just find the courage to go on a road trip - just point the car in the direction it wants to go and go. Maybe next summer.

Have a great summer and hope that this falls brings just as much beauty to you as the summer has.

Take care

Love to all

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