Let's Post our Daily Exercise

Hi, there!! I have never been to San Antonia before, but heard the River Walk is amazing! I am sure you wonderful ladies will pick a great place to meet up!!!

I have had a cold and cough, so walking up and down the stairs here have been my exercise!! Hope to get back to normal by Monday!!!

Holy Cow, Patoo. That is ALOT of exercise!

Today, I went with a friend to a Wildlife Sanctuary and walked about 3 hours. I am not sure how far that was, but I am pooped tonight!

Yes, Annie, just took another dose of cough medicine!! I hope you feel better!!

I've visited San Antonio for a week in the summer back in 2010 and enjoyed it. Stayed at the Hyatt on Market St. and got a reasonable rate, plus within walking distance of what was on offer. Booked on a tai chi instructors course in February with friend Jen, pink Pilate's partner. She is going to teach tai chi in a prison, and I want to learn it, and, will help my BB, so off we go.

Taught yesterday morning and thinking of going in this afternoon to practice added scripting and take a swim and steam. Very cold here, but no snow down our way -yet.

Yesterday was like coming out of the fog after a long week getting my new treatment plan together. I began oral chemo (a Phase 2 clinical trial) and will likely have surgery next week.

DH and I did our errands by foot yesterday, which was only about a 3-4 miles roundtrip walk, but it was nice to get out in the sunshine. Then we we to the bar and played darts and pool while watching football.

My body scans are officially clear, so I am encouraged that the fairly drastic measures (clinical trial, ovarian suppression+AI) I took with initial treatment at least cleared me out below the neck. And although I was no exercise warrior during treatment, I did train for and complete a 5K open water swim and started cycling (with brain mets too! And I never lost my balance!) so maybe that helped as well.

Claire, as saddened as I was the VP Biden and family had suffered another devastating loss, I did wonder at the time if Beau Biden's death would help push cancer research towards the front of national policy. It'll be interesting to see how things play out.

This wasn't very well known, but last fall, this happened (http://cultofperfectmotherhood.com/action-alert-al...). I sent a slew of emails myself...not knowing in a few short months, it would affect me on such a more personal level.

I am very sad to hear that slowdeepbreaths is going through a difficult time. Back in my early days here, when I was worried that my neoadjuvant chemo wasn't working, she gave me a lot of comfort. Love and hugs to her.

Hi BadAtUserNames,

I am so glad you are moving forward with treatment. PLEASE insist that they test and do genomic profiling on the tumor tissue. The second generation tests are much more informative, and this could open up a host of new treatment possibilities for you. My guess is that the chemo cleared cancer in your body from the neck down, but failed to cross the blood-brain barrier.

For Cancer MoonShot 2020, they are looking for patients like you. I am so glad that Joe Biden is harnessing his own personal tragedy to make a meaningful and sustained difference in this world. My own belief is that we now have the science, informatics, and treatment options available to move forward rapidly. This would not have been possible even 5 years ago.

Former President Carter is the new poster child for this initiative.

I am sure that exercise has helped you, if for nothing besides making you strong enough to pursue additional treatment.

Which reminds me that I have been sitting all morning and the rain is letting up. Time to hit the trail and do my 5k. - Claire

Glad that your scans are clear, Bad. Makes going forward a little easier anyway.

It is so, so cold here. I did a walking DVD & am now going to do some pilates. On Tuesday DH and I take off for 10 days in Arizona, which will be a wonderful break from the cold....can't wait to be walking outside, reading outside, drinking coffee outside, eating outside.....whoo hoo!!

We do have a 2016 Road Trip place and date. We are going to San Antonio October 21-27. Badger's mom has a time share at the Wyndham Resorts which she very generously lets us use, so if you come your lodging will be free (you will probably will be sharing a room, if not a bed, with one of us, so you have to be flexible about all those kinds of things). We have had a great time every year, no matter where we go (we bring the fun ), so think about it and see if it would work into your schedule. When I get back at the end of the month, I will start doing a little more planning & put together an email group of travelers so we can 'talk' back and forth as we plan etc. (I am not going to have time while on vacation because I will be too busy basking in the sun......but I imagine we would want a firm commitment by later this spring (maybe April?) so that when theater schedules come out we can book tickets if there is a show we want to see, and if there are other things that need reservations we can get them too.)

*edited to add that if you can't come for the full time, if it works to come for part of it, that would be awesome too

Okay, I better go do the pilates since I already put it down.

Karen, the day we check in October 21st is a Friday . Looks like your Broncos just won their game!

and cake!!!!!

1/17- lovely sunday surrender yoga class for one hour.

I have been wanting to become certified as a yoga teacher for awhile now. The yoga studio I am going to is going to be offering teacher training on the weekend starting this spring and not sure the timing is right with my work (would have me spending my weekends doing that on top of a busy work schedule), but want to explore the idea of doing this eventually and teaching yoga at one of the cancer centers here town once a week. There is a bc survivor who teaches yoga to cancer patients that I learned about through my bc office, and perhaps could fill me in on what special training that might entail. Not sure I am ready yet, but perhaps something to work towards?

Badger, if people came to CO and I could get the condo, I have an old Suburban that fits 8 people!!! But that's a lot of "ifs".

I believe there are direct flights to SAT from Denver. was looking at fares for just the week-end as that is all I could manage and they are about $350. Of course I would never buy a ticket this far out!!

Badger, hope the plumber shows up soon. WE build our first house many years ago (1979) and I said I would never do it again. Of course I was only there one or two times (when frame was put up and then day before we moved in) as I was finishing up my MS degree. But after I got over the shock of how small it was, it was my favorite house.

Ditto on not selling the Suburban. We are so flexible we can't possibly break! Badger, sorry about the plumber delay. I understand emergencies but it can be frustrating. Karen, I am building a house and got to go inside the frame and the rooms look so small. May have to put a cot in my master bedroom and sell my BR set . I know it looks smaller with no furniture but still...Jazzy, that's a great goal. Nice to plan and have something to look forward to.

Another march (walk) in MLK parade this morning and have banquet a little later so that's the extent of my exercise for today. Need to do something incredible (like exercise for 6 hours and don't eat at all) tomorrow for our Wednesday weigh-in thread!

Kathy, would be great if you could make it to San Antonio!

Bad: So glad your scan was clear and you have your tx plan. Thinking of you daily!

Badger: LOL about your number on the bathroom wall!

Odie: Happy Belated Belated Birthday!

Ruth: Have a great trip and enjoy the sun!

Hi Everybody! It has finally turned cold here. We even had a dusting of snow yesterday which turned to rain which turned to partly cloudy. I've been exercising everyday, including today.

Dear Karen, so sorry to hear about your dear friend!! I am sure you are glad that you were able to spend time with her last summer!! You are in my thoughts and prayers!!