 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I think the most profound change in my life has been that the biggest innocence we all carry from birth was shattered when I was told that I had to have surgery, radiation and chemo and after all that I only had a 60% chance of living for 5 more years. To this day if I verbally tell that story to a group or a camera I swell up like a baby. Whenever I read about someone Dx'ed with cancer I feel those emotions as well. It's been 31 months since I was Dx'ed and if anything my emotions are stronger.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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