BREAKTHROUGH IN GRANULOSA CELL TUMOUR RESEARCH!!!

Check out these links … it says it all!! What fabulous news for those of us with Granulosa Cell Tumours!!

Ovarian Cancer Breakthrough Heralds New Era of Treatment

Editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine

What a rush I feel right now!! I have to run and tell everyone I know!!

Until next time .....
BOptimistic

Pursuing a Dream!

I am definitely a slacker!! It’s been ages since I’ve posted, but please forgive me because I have been busy doing fun things – painting, writing, cruising in our recently purchased 1991 Jaguar XJS convertible that we got for a song!! Life is good.

This past Saturday, I had the honour of being the guest speaker at our local Relay for Life event. What a rush! I hesitated initially because I tend to forget I have had cancer. Hard to believe eh, but it’s true. It’s not so much that I forget I have had the disease, but I feel so good that it seems like a dream sometimes. I am so fortunate to be able to put it behind me like that. I do, indeed, count my blessings.

My talk was comprised of a piece I had written last year between being diagnosed with recurrent GCT and my actual surgery. I have revamped it several times since then and condensed it slightly for this event so that the room full of survivors would not have to sit for hours!! LOL

Anyhow, all went well. I managed to maintain my composure through much of the talk, with my voice quivering only a few times. I took a step back, inhaled deeply, and got right back on track again though. I am very proud of myself for being able to stand in front of over 100 people and tell my story without becoming a blubbering fool!! LOL

The best part is that I also decided it was time that I follow my dream of writing a book on remaining optimistic in the face of cancer!! Saturday morning, the day of the Relay and my big speaking debut, I woke up thinking that this venue would be the perfect opportunity to speak to survivors and announce the project to people who may be interested in sharing their stories. Success!! I passed out a sign up sheet immediately following my talk and am pleased to report that my initial quest resulted in more than enough interest to begin the project. I am thoroughly looking forward to hearing each and every story first hand!

There are many more hurdles to overcome – finding a publisher being the main one - but I am confident that I will persevere and finally realize this desire to write that I have had nearly all of my life.

So please wish me luck with my new endeavour!

Until next time …….
BOptimistic!!