True that. It is also NOT the human default. Stop paying attention and you will gravitate back to whatever end of the spectrum you tend towards. I'm a type a person which I believe in my heart of hearts switched the cancer ON. I'm still alive having learned a wonderful and powerful lesson about priorities and balance and yet at the two year post mark I find myself falling into the same old habits. I always told my kids "the right thing is rarely the easy thing". If it's hard to stay centered then I guess that's where I need to be


Dx March 2011 via FNA (49 yrs old)
SCC BoT
HPV+ exact strain unknown
Stage IVa T3N2cM0
Cisplatin x 3, IMRT x 40 (7267 cGy)
One node removed post-treatment (rad dmg)
Clean PET 10/28/11
Swallow therapy