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Are You Ready to Change Your Lifestyle?

SO many things have happened around me this past year. Enough to make me wake up to the alarm. All though so many alarms have gone off, I still struggle with the changes. It amazes me how hard it is to make the good decisions in my life, and how easy it is to stay with the ones that can destroy me... It takes a lot of courage for my Mother to go through Chemo, and I often tell myself, if she can go through all of this, I could
change this. it is amazing to me what you can do when you are thrown into the fire. You fight  like hell to get out, and without that fire burning I still appear to be, too much in a destructive fire zone. I've often asked my self, would it be easier to be rid of the old habits, or be forced into changing them. I struggle every day with this. So Mom, I have so much admiration for you in what you are going through, and I pray every day for your health to recover, and I pray every day, that I can learn from your example you have shown so many loved ones that love you so much. I pray for my own courage to change, and to help others. Today I start all over again, and I will until I have climbed that mountain...

"Quiz by Liza Barnes, Health Educator.
There are so many things you can do to improve your health, from simple changes like buying whole grain bread to more complex commitments like consistently working out. But the most crucial thing you can do is be ready to make changes. If you haven't built up the will or created a plan B, your best efforts might be in vain. Take this assessment to find out if you're ready to change in your lifestyle". Take the qiz here.

Chemo

Another week has come and gone, and my Mother has returned home once again. She spent this past week getting her body prepared for the chemo which will take place on the 26,27th, and 28th, with 21 days in between her treatments... I am so proud of her. I have been so worried about this past week. And now this part of it has been completed. I know that all the prayers that are being spoken in her behalf has given her Courage beyond belief. I am learning from this experience. I have always wondered how a person can even begin this type of journey. My heart is saddened, and so worried for her. I have learned a lot about chemo, and the affects that it will have on her body. They say that everyone reacts differently from it, but to read all of the information on it is a bit concerning, and over whelming.

My Mother through out her life, has experienced many reactions to so many drugs, that it has limited her to only take Tylenol for pain. Yes!! She recovered from her operation with only Tylenol... And due to a 
lifetime of eliminating so many medications, she has also convinced herself that she shouldn't even try anything natural. SO this is where my biggest concern and heart break begins. There are so many new clinics out there that has had promising results, and learning about the natural alternatives that can help support her body through this. She is determined to do this the medical Doctor version way, and this really does create a lot of anxiety for me. If there is a miracle to be known or seen for my family, I pray with all my heart that we will see a miracle through this Journey, and I pray that I can stand on her faith to join her in the trust she has developed with her new doctors over this past month. 

This is where my Mother will receive her Chemo therapy at the Huntsman Cancer Institute Center. Huntsman Cancer Institute operates a hospital-based patient care center in association with the Health Sciences Center at the University of Utah.

 

May the Lord bless my family with Faith, Wisdom, Strength, Courage, and the ability to support my Mother's choices through out this new Journey...