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| Celebrating my last day of radiation and Darian's 20th cancer free year! |
A few days after finishing radiation I was able to fit in a short visit to see my 96 year-old grandmother, Aunt Leona and Uncle Nick. My mom and I traveled together to Nevada and it was so nice to get to see everyone. I am now back in Santa Barbara until Thanksgiving and then fly back to London on Friday. I am looking forward to sharing Thanksgiving with friends Debbie and Paul and their son Ryan here in SB. I am even hoping to fit in a short Thanksgiving beach walk as well!
I had my final SB chemo today and ended the day with a beautiful walk with friends Dr. Michael Young and Dr. Yonie Harris - two people I really admire and who were mentors during my years in Student Affairs at UCSB. Looking ahead, I am hoping that all will go smoothly with my transition to care in London. It will be a tall order for the infusion nurses in London to deliver the level of care I received from the SB Cancer Center!
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| Keeping up with MDY! |
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| Enjoying time with Yonie a fab walking partner of mine! |
I was able to gather some of my dear Santa Barbara friends together at the Paradise Cafe after I finished radiation. I still can’t really put into words the tremendous gratitude I feel for the love and support I have received from all of my friends around the world. I wish that I could thank each and every one of you in person!
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| Enjoying food and friends at the Paradise Cafe! |
While all has gone well with my treatment in Santa Barbara and I “show no signs of disease” (hooray!) I will still need to finish my course of treatment in London which will include Herceptin infusions (every three weeks) through the end of February and then beginning the drug Tamoxifen (an estrogen crushing drug) which I am evidently supposed to take for 10 years! But I can honestly say that I am breathing a sigh of relief, knowing that the bulk of my treatment is now behind me!
I continue to do my best to exercise every day and am looking forward to continuing to increase my fitness level when I get back to London (Chris and I are gearing up for cold weather walks and runs!). I also wanted to mention that the restorative yoga video that I did with Cheri Clampett is now up on Yoga Anytime (along with a short interview).
You can have a free 30 day trial by using the password: Clampett.
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| With new friends in the Cancer Center Well-Fit Program. |
I plan to keep up my blog for the remainder of my treatment. Would you believe that I have had more than 3000 hits on my blog??!! They can't all be my mom...can they? :) In fact some of you have told me that you have shared my blog with friends who have (unfortunately) been diagnosed with breast cancer. If anything that I have written over the past nine months might be of service to others in their quest to beat cancer - then I am that much happier to have recorded some of the ups and downs of this crazy experience. As a wonderful friend told Chris and me back in March - this whole experience is a journey and it will change you. She was right. I do think it has stimulated new perspectives and a keener appreciation of what truly brings happiness. And it has even had a permanent impact on my diet (would you believe that I still haven’t had a red velvet cupcake since March?!).
On a daily basis, I feel so very thankful for all that I have in my life - the love and support of friends and family and my health! So thank you for all of your encouragement. You will hear from me again once I am on the other side of the pond!
xx
Jodi
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| With friends David, Spencer and Darian - fellow cancer survivors! |
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