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The Lighter Side of Cancer

I am the healthiest person I know-especially among my family!

I don’t drink, smoke or do drugs (any longer!) eat organic when possible, work out (fairly) consistently, meditate and live a mostly stress-free life.

I couldn’t help myself. Even though I’d told myself I wouldn’t, I found myself asking silently, “Why me?”

I was sitting in a beautiful conference room in the Breast Clinic at the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. Everything in the Breast Clinic was lovely: The lighting and furnishings, even the bathroom. Everything except the reason we were all patients there.

I was attending a planning meeting with my surgeon, Janie Grumley, my nurse coordinator (and God send!), Natalie, a surgical resident and my sister, Gretchen. I thought, “One reason I haven’t had a real job for the last 30+ years is that I HATE meetings.” But I digress.

I had been given a binder packed full of tabs, notes and my medical records. I couldn’t help but remember my old friend, Dave DeVarona, telling me so many years ago, “If you don’t have a real business, you’d better have a great notebook.” This is a great notebook.

Funny how the mind wanders during stressful meetings. It’s like my brain knows when it’s had enough and needs to check out-to funnier thoughts.

But I digress-again.

I am being shown a diagram of breast anatomy and how breast cancer progresses. I have DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ. It’s inside the duct wall and, at this point, it ain’t goin’ anywhere. Good news. It’s microscopic, and, as the science and technology stands right now, needs to be removed before it “learns” how to spread

As Dr. Grumley explains it, our cells regenerate by dividing billions of times in a lifetime. Sometimes they just have the wrong code and that divides as well, and keeps dividing, leading to cancer. (That helps answer, “Why me?” Just because).

I think of my dog, Heidi. She’s a dachshund and loves to burrow. For years she would sleep under the covers at my feet at night. I loved that. Then, one night I farted and she walked out from under the covers, glared at me and never went back. One little mistake changed her behavior for good. Same with cancer.

As I’m watching Dr. Grumley draw on the pictures of breasts in my notebook, my mind wanders to Michael Keaton’s movie, “Multiplicity.” In it, he discovers how to clone himself to make his life easier. He has 2 clones and life is going well. Then one of his clones decides to clone himself and the result is a mess! His 3rd clone is a goof ball that keeps screwing up his life. Right now my cancer cells are Michael Keaton’s #3 clone. We need to remove those cells before they learn how to live in “normal society”-the rest of my body.

I love my brain.

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Need A Little Extra Help Losing Weight? Try Weight Loss Coaching

In the midst of a weight crisis–or even a weight issue–have you ever just wanted someone to talk to?  Someone who knows what you are going through, has gone through it herself and can help you navigate the your way through the temptations and backsliding.

Katie Evans has over 32 years of experience helping people lose weight in a healthy way.  In 1986, her husband died, and she has taken that experience and helped countless others move through the grief process a little more peacefully.  Katie has faced health challenges and worked through how to maintain a healthy lifestyle regardless of the external stresses.

Now, she has taken all of these experiences, combined with years of study and research in healthy weight loss and created a Coaching Program designed to help individuals move forward quickly.

To help you maintain–or kick start–your 2019 weight loss goals, Living Lite is offering you a great New Year’s Sale.  Because your success means our success, you can now get individual phone counseling for over 50% off the regular cost of these sessions. 

Are other struggles making your life more challenging?  Simply email Katie (email is below) with a brief description of what’s going on and you both will determine if Katie can help you and you will receive the same offer below.

In just a few 1/2-hour phone session, you will receive tools to help you get on track with your weight loss goals.  Your sessions will include a 10-15 minute hypnosis session (yes, we can do that over the phone), to lock in your new tools so you may effortlessly implement them.

Because every person brings unique issues to the calls, each call is individualized to address your particular issues and is followed up with an “action list” emailed right out to you.  This will help ensure that you stay on your health path.

Each call includes a FREE hypnosis MP3 to help you stay on track.  The MP3 will be decided upon by you and Katie at the end of your session.  (MP3s retail for $17.00 online and one is yours FREE for each call).

Because all good things must end, the final time you can take advantage of this New Year Sale is Friday, January 25, 2019 at 5 PM PST.

For more information and to schedule your first session, please email or call Katie:

hypnogrll@nullgmail.com

206-841-4876

OR

To get a great discount, you can buy here and you will go to the “head of the line” to schedule your call.


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Eleven Steps to Prevent Obesity in Your Child

11. Offer fresh fruit for dessert.

10. Take your children to the park.

9. Keep your home “junk food free.”

8. Invest in AND USE a crock pot.

7. Serve your children protein for breakfast.

6. Pack a healthy lunch for your children.

5. Drive by the drive thru.

4. Support or cultivate an interest in sports or dance or any physical activity for your children.

3. If your children want seconds, agree that they may in 5 minutes. Then divert their attention.

2. Turn off the television while eating ANYTHING and eat dinner all together.

AND the BEST way to ensure health for your children:
1. Get healthy and take care of yourself. You can care for those you love to the extent that you care for yourself.

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Is Your Child At risk for Obesity?

This quiz may help you determine if your child might develop a weight problem and/or Type II diabetes. Keep track of the points associated with each response.

1. One or more of his/her grandparents have or had:

  • high blood pressure (1 point)
  • adult-onset diabetes (1 point)
  • a stroke (1 point)
  • heart disease or atherosclerosis (1 point)
  • cancer of the ovary, breast or uterus (1 point)

2. One or more of his/her parents have or had:

  • high blood pressure (2 points)
  • adult-onset diabetes (2 points)
  • a stroke (2 points)
  • heart disease or atherosclerosis (2 points)
  • cancer of the ovary, breast or uterus (2 points)
  • difficulty controlling their weight (2 points)
  • undesirable fat levels in the blood (2 points)

3. My child:

  • snacks between meals (1 point)
  • often snacks at night (1 point)
  • often chews gum or eats mints/hard candies (regular or artificially sweetened) (1 point)
  • eats high-fat foods almost every day (2 points)
  • usually includes at least one of the following in every meal: bread, pastas or some other
  • starch, fruits, or sweets (4 points)
  • often eats or wants to eat when he/she is not really hungry (2 points)