FT2LIV

I recall when my kids were little, after their baths, they would sing out "ALL CLEAN"!!! I am not sure when we started this, but that is what rang in my head when I hung up the phone after chatting with Dr. Darling, my Oncologist. Yes, we are ALL CLEAN with a check-up in three months and another round of CT Scans in 6 months. Today is a day to celebrate life and live it with all we've got. I have been running - today I ran a little over two miles, the word on the street is that when you can run three miles, you have "arrived" as a runner. So, today I strive to add "runner" to my list of me which will bring me a little closer to that goal of completing a Sprint Tri . For those of you who know me, you know that I am super graceful and that watching me run is like watching the Washington Ballet (kidding)...so keep an eye out for the clumsy one running in Leesburg , I just might trip over your car.

Time flies...I can't believe how much has happened in three months and that I haven't blogged about it. Since my last post, I have returned to work full time, returned to school, entered back into the world of full time worker and mom trying to balance the activities of every day life, all while looking for new ways to live a healthy lifestyle. But first...let me tell you that I did have my three month CT scan two weeks ago. There is a life lesson in here...somewhere. Apparently, it is a good idea to have your scans at the same facility, which I did not. I had my August scans at Fairfax Radiology and my March scan at Washington Radiology. When I walked in to get my scan a couple of weeks ago...my bad karma flag was flying high. The nurse was the same nurse who was there for the Mammo hell and the very woman who told me "not to jump" when it was determined that I needed a biopsy. Back then..she told me that I would be fine and that most biopsies turn out to be false a...