I got back last weekend from a very enjoyable weekend visiting my brother and his family up in western Maine- really pretty scenery up there, the mountains, the lakes, the really clear skies at night, very different from southern New England. Also enjoyed a day down in Portland, taking in the waterfront, the Old Port, enjoying some seafood (J's Oyster, Gritty McDuff's) as well as a few other establishments to enjoy a cold adult beverage or two! It was really nice to get up there- thanks Tom, Margaret, Claire, and Pat.
I received a call from my oncologist earlier today, with the results of my latest CEA levels- knocked back down appreciably, which she said was what was best hoped for (it could have either risen still, or remained stable, so a significant drop in the # is encouraging news!) Hopefully this regimen (FOLFIRI, for those keeping score) will prove and remain as effective in knocking things back as the previous (FOLFOX) one was this past year. And again, as always, I still feel perfectly well, in terms of both chemo side effects (very negligible) as well as overall health- still haven't felt or experienced anything from the cancer itself since the initial episode in May '11.
I am feeling a real need to do more with my life, with however longer I have. I do more, am less apprehensive in trying/considering new and different things, taken a few more- yes, calculated- risks than perhaps previously I had. Intimations of my mortality have proven to be a bit- what?- freeing I suppose is a good way to put it. But there is more that I still want to attempt, do, experience, achieve, shake off any and all remaining complacency. That's what living is!
I hope any/all reading this are enjoying their summers- it's been a pretty nice one around these parts this year!
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