EATING, EATING, and more EATING

Borrowed this from my friend, Chris Martin, who has been on this same journey with me.  

She NAILED it!

CBS NEWS

THANK YOU, Aaron Rosenberg, for getting this information out there...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/genetic-testing-stomach-cancer-early-testing/

TWO TRUTHS, ONE LIE

I was meeting with my 6th-8th graders the first week of school (there are 4 in total) and we did the game where you write down two truths and one lie about yourself and they have to guess the lie.

These are what I wrote down and it’s clear what they thought was my lie. IN FACT, I heard, “Geez, Mrs. Huus....you couldn’t have made this any easier!” “It’s pretty obvious people can’t live without their stomachs.” “You would be DEAD if you didn’t have a stomach!”

Well, guess who got a nice lesson on living the non-stomach life today?? Haha They were enthralled and had about a million questions!!!!

(PS- the lie?? My middle name is NOT Dakota, but is Dacotah 😉)

FIVE BEST THINGS ABOUT NOT HAVING A STOMACH

The FIVE BEST things about NOT having a Stomach....this video is great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wibeo2fRErM&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR27dDRShhiFNXMMXEh4hqWadZtQJjsdPW1W0bZRf-aUjocJmEgTEFopg4U&app=desktop

ENDOSCOPIES ARE NOT THE ANSWER TO BEING PREVENTATIVE

Why endoscopies are NOT always the answer to being preventative...

My cousin, Eileen at 30 years old, had her endoscopy on a Monday. Everything looked great and they didn’t suspect anything. Total Gastrectomy completed the very next day and our surgeon said nothing alarmed him and he didn’t expect anything to come back from pathology. Pathology comes back...NOT just cancer cells, but she was diagnosed with STAGE 1 STOMACH CANCER!!! Time frame given...within 2 years, they expect she would probably not be here if it wasn’t caught early (and she had ZERO signs/symptoms). THIS is why, with family history and the CDH1 mutation, having a TG should not be put on the back burner and very highly considered!!!! 

BE PERSISTENT

“If you are not getting the answers you need, trust your gut....be persistent!”

#nostomachforcancer

MY STOMACHLESS FRIEND, JESSICA SOLT

Please take the time to read a brief story about my stomachless friend, Jessica Solt, and her journey with losing her stomach. 

http://www.lovewhatmatters.com/he-said-you-can-live-without-a-stomach-my-head-started-to-spin/