FALL 2017 SPOTLIGHT ON STOMACH CANCER

Cannot WAIT to this amazing conference AND to speak at it!!!

Also, I am THRILLED to be able to meet other stomachless friends and new ones who are on the journey of deciding what's right for them.  I hope you all will join me at this wonderful conference or at least tune in to watch the recording!!!

 

RESEARCH IS POWER

After being a part of the Inherited Breast and Ovarian Cancer research for the last year with Mayo Clinic, it looks like this is my last stack of papers they need from me. I sure hope the labs and information I provided over the last year bring some hope and answers!!!

RESEARCH IS POWER!!!!

SEAHORSE ORNAMENT

I don't have my Christmas tree up, yet, but I couldn't pass on this ornament!!!

 

 

(seahorses don't have stomachs, either)

PILL BOX

My little lady LOVES helping me fill my pill box....I fill it monthly (ran out of some tablets, so that's why we are re-filling it now) and each little section I fill for the day and not by morning, noon, evening, and night. So, it gets me through a whole months worth and is a life saver when it comes to keeping up on my vitamins!!

 Also, not one of those is a med, but rather vitamins. AND...no, I'm not taking the antacid/tums for heartburn (no heartburn without a stomach- yay!!) or an achy tummy, but rather for the high amount of calcium in them!!

LEAVE THEM ALONE, CDH1!

I am getting really excited for my presentation at City of Hope in LA.  I've been practicing like crazy and tweaking my speech where need. 

 

It never fails that when I get to this slide in my presentation, I get upset.  I don't care if this CDH1 mutation wants to mess with me....I GOT THIS, but when it messes with my family and so many of them, I start to get angry about it.  I'm thankful my wonderful family has options, like myself, but it's still frustrating none the less---LEAVE THEM ALONE, CDH1!