OK, I admit it, I’ve been neglecting the rest of my body (from the neck down, that is). For the past four years I have been back and forth to the hospital because of the cancer that keeps coming back to my neck, add in all the mood swings and craziness, well, my neck has been my sole focus for a long time. What’s worse is that when cancer cells were found again last June, I got mad at the rest of my body. I stopped exercising, I ate more junk food and candy, I drank a little more, etc…I thought to myself that if my body wasn’t going to cooperate, well, I’ll do what I want.
Since my recent ultrasound showed no tumors and now that my body is totally out of shape and feels like jello, I’m done. I will be nicer to my body while I reacquaint myself with everything outside of my neck. I am starting with a mammogram. I am officially two years late on getting my baseline reading so today, my ‘girls’ will get special treatment and recognition. I pray that they have no special ‘friends’ that have been hanging around with them. I am also going to start exercising again, not just my body, but also my vocal cords. I have allowed my cords to get tight and now, I definitely cannot sing and after a full day of talking, I end my days with a sore throat.
As fall in Michigan starts and the leaves begin changing colors, I will make peace with the rest of me. We are given one life and one body and there are very few things we can control. Despite the invasion of my neck, I can and should continue giving the rest of me my best (and you should too). Treat your body well and once again, since it is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month and thyroid cancer is one of the top cancer’s on the rise, check your neck!
Today I wear Nars-Fire Down Below (a matte blood red), because my body below my neck is screaming for attention!
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