Today is my Cancerversary.
This one a a bit more emotional for me.
Today, I reached 5 years.
Reaching 5 years was one of my goals. Recent data came out for 5 years survival rate for myeloma. That number was 59%. Meaning out of 100 people, only 59 are still alive 5 years later.
That percentage was less 5 years ago, especially for people with my myeloma genetics (14:16).
The reason why this one is a bit more emotional is that I remember very specifically hearing the doctor tell me 5 years ago,
“You have 2 years left to live”.
I remember thinking “okaaayyyy…..”
Fortunately, shortly after, I started learning about cancer and learned that I wasn’t powerless to deal with it. My life was not in the hands of a stranger (the oncologist I was assigned to). There were things that I could do to change the direction of my life.
I have no doubt in my mind, that if I continued eating a standard American diet (SAD), I would be dead by now. I believe, eating a whole food diet has helped save my life up to this point.
I still have cancer. But I’m still here, despite what I was told.
Up to now, I have survived cancer.
On to the next goal. I wonder what the 10-year survival rate is?
Carrots Over Cancer 