In the year 2009 I started having sore throats that would come and then go away.
January 2010 I started taking Prilosec for Gerd after complaining about a sore throat.
January 2011 I started a journal of symptoms – tingly hands and feet, mouth numb, double vision, sore throat.
January 22 2011 Seattle Hospital found swollen lymph glands.
April 7 2011 I was diagnosed with tongue and neck cancer.
May 23 2011 I traveled to Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota .
May 24 2011 a cancer tumor under my tongue was removed.
70 lymph nodes were removed.
June 29 2011 seven weeks of radiation began.
Four months I ate no solid food.
I’ve lost 30 pounds. Clothes look great on me.
80 drawings in 80 days kept me on track with myself.
It’s the end of September and I have turned the corner.
Yesterday I went to a resturant and ate solid food.
I can eat, taste, talk and execute my Pilates routine.
Art heals.
wow. just wow.
here’s to turning corners!
hope to see you soon.
meanwhile — some letters to go with the numbers:
XOXOXOXO
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LOVE IT ! XXXOOOO
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Thanks for sharing, Carla. You are one amazing lady! I have been following your journey via your drawings.
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Hey, Dick! Thanks for following the blog. Actually I got a photograph out of it too. and submitted it to BetterPhoto.com. I got some great shots of sun streaming in behind flowers for the exhibit – lots of clean white space around with shadows AND cool half painted windows behind. So I still use the camera 🙂 You are getting some nice shots of your grandchild.
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Hi Dick
What do you mean about worrying about BP website? Cutting costs I guess. Let me know what you hear and again, where is your website??
I had your blog then lost it. so I’m writing here.Happy Halloween! take pictures.
Carla
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When my best friend was having radiation, she lost about 30 lbs, too, and she used to joke that all I had to do was get cancer and I could look “hot” like her SO good to hear about your news! Yay to solid food!
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Yep – lost 38 pounds. I’m sort of getting used to it. I hear it takes a year to gain it back. I like the clothes look. Maybe I’ll just put on ten 🙂
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