Wood River Run/Walk Form

here is the download for the run/walk form. if you want to print it out from here i hope it's easier. it will only work for one week and then i can rehost it. it was in the sunbeam last week and i will have copies in Wood River this week at several places. By the way, I emailed it in to have the copies made and somehow the font got switched in cyberspace and when I picked up the forms they have hearts all over the font. Just for clarification, I did not use some goofy font. I don't know what happened. Have a good week, Heather.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&batch_id=Y1RyZGVTSWU3bUIzZUE9PQ

Cairo 5K

Well Saturday morning was the Cairo 5K run for their Cornstalk Days. Some of us Wood Riverites went up and ran it. It was very early to get up as I've been sleeping til 10 or 11 everyday. My goal was to finish the whole 3 miles without stopping and finish under 30 minutes. I was happy with how I did, I finished with a time of 29.29 and made it the whole way. I really enjoy running and it makes me feel better. I plan on being the healthiest cancer patient I can be. Thanks to Jodi I have pictures to put on here, I'm a bad photographer to be caught not taking a camera! Anyway, have a great week!! Heather.

Also a reminder to everyone about the Wood River Fun Fest Run/Walk, it is on August 22nd at 7:30, there is a form this week in the Sunbeam to fill out and send to me. I will also have forms several places around town. I would like to get a shirt count by August 1st.

Few new pictures of the kids

We went down to the cabin on Sunday night and I just shot some pictures of the kids. Only 3 of them wanted to take pictures so I'll post a baseball picture of Tanner so he doesn't feel left out. I've been really tired this week probably since I've been trying to make it across Hawaii. Maybe I need a kick in the butt and should slow down a bit. I might take a couple days rest since I am running in the Cairo Fun Run on Saturday morning. Have a great week and hope you enjoy the new pictures. Heather.

Good results from PET.

I went in for the PET scan this morning and they already called with results. They said there was a considerable decrease in metabolic activity. Dr. C said that the chemo I am on right now is still working and we will stay on it until I form a resistance to it. We will save the study for then. So that's good news. I will continue the two oral chemos and the every other week Avastin IV. Will keep you updated... Heather.

by the way, I made it across Rhode Island today. I am two miles into Hawaii...

Pet Scan Monday.

Happy Saturday! I have some new info about the study. I will be having a PET scan Monday morning to see what's going on in my neck. Depending on what they find I may stop all my chemo treatment for 30 days and start up on the study. The study requires that you are off all chemo for 30 days prior to starting. Grand Island was accepted into the study and I will be able to do all of my treatment and appointments here. The next step will be to find out if I get the PARP inhibitor with the chemo or not. 50% will get chemo and the inhibitor and the other 50% just get the chemo.

I started a new exercise this week. I got a trikke for my birthday and I've already put 16 miles on it in the last 3 days. I am going to exercise (run, walk, trikke, and rollerblade) across the states. I started with two small states; I'm done with Delaware 36 miles and am working on Rhode Island 27 miles. If anyone wants to join me I'll keep posting the mileage to go across each state. After those I am going to do Hawaii 75 miles. I know I'm a nutcase, it's okay go ahead and think it. :) I didn't start with Nebraska because it's 400 miles across.

Anyway, have a good day and I'll post with results late Monday. Heather.

If you want to know what a trikke is go to www.trikke.com
It's amazing what you can do with a blackberry... my videographer is 8... (Cauy).

Markers down a little...

Just got a call from the treatment center and my marker test they drew on Monday is down from 141 to 136. Not a drastic drop but at least it's going in the right direction this week. :) I did just finish the book, "The Race is Run One Step at a Time" by Nancy Brinker. It was all about Susan Komen and her breast cancer story. It was written by her sister who also had breast cancer after Susan died and how she created the Susan G. Komen Foundation. I had known about the foundation but really didn't know about Susan's story. It was very good.

I also read "How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine". It is a very good book dealing with diet/nutrition and exercise in the prevention of cancer and also using them to weather the effects of treatment. I did find something I wanted to share.

' "When time runs out is really up to God, but we urge our patients to remember the old saying "God helps those who help themselves". We stress that the more changes they make in their way of living to keep themselves strong and healthy, the better their chances that they'll be one of the lucky ones who migrate to the right end of the bell curve for long-term survival." '
"How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine" by Dr.s Murray, Birdsall, Pizzorno, and Reilly.

Have a good Wednesday, I'm headed out for a run. Heather.

Still waiting to hear on the study...

I went in Monday for another Avastin treatment and it went pretty well. Dr. C decided to do a PET scan next Monday since my markers keep going up, I have so many new little bumps and I have so much neck pain. Maybe we'll see what's going on in there if anything. We're still waiting to hear from the study. Hopefully it will start soon, but the last we heard it could be the end of the month. I don't really know much I just wanted to share a picture of Angie and I from the Relay for Life. I am putting on the picture of us from 2007 too. Have a good week! Heather.

Happy Fourth of July!!!

Hi and Happy 4th! I hope everyone is out doing something fun today. We're going to canoe down the platte river, should be fun hoping for no rain. Just went out and rollerbladed 7 miles! It's so nice out, not too hot just comfortable. I know I probably look dorky out there rollerblading but I don't care cuz it's fun and good exercise. Sage and I went out and cleaned the studio the other day, funny how it gets so dirty when nobody is in it. Anyway, she wanted to earn some firework money. I'm really anxious for this firecracker lighting to be over, it makes me a nervous basketcase. I took a few pictures of Sage when we were cleaning so I'll post them.
Heather.

"The Unhealthy Truth"

I know by now most of you know that I have dove into reading about nutrition and have made many changes in our diet at home. I just finished reading "The Unhealthy Truth" by Robyn O'Brien. She is a mother of four in Boulder, Colorado who has changed her families' nutrition and uncovered vast information about allergies linked to food. I was very impressed with her book and suggestions for busy moms how to incorporate better food choices into our kids diet. I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about the chemicals and toxins we are eating and how to transfer over to a healthier diet. She also suggests you start with small changes such as not buying anything with yellow#5 or getting rid of rBGH milk. Just a suggestion, hope you read it. Heather.