Sodas and Cancer?

New medi-port is in place and mom is happy to have it back. Surgery went well yesterday, and while the area is still a little tender, they will be able to access the port this Thursday for her next round of chemo. And that's good news after this past month of iv sticks and stabs!

Mom's been fairly active around the house, and has even been able to motor around without the oxygen for brief periods of time. Love seeing her up and about. But the weight issue is back, as the pounds continue to slide off. Personally, I think the cancer is having a fit. With the Gemzar keeping it in check, the cancer hasn't been able to grow and spread, so now it's ticked off and making mom pay the only way it can, by sabotaging her appetite and nutrition absorption. Crummy Cancer! Mom, however, is nothing if not persistent, and works to make every calorie count - praying for relief from the ongoing nausea and vomiting, for returned appetite, and for moments of pure food bliss.

Before I close, I'd like to share a warning from today's Dr. Oz show. It grabbed my attention when Dr. Oz announced a new study had been done on pancreatic cancer. It seems that the study showed that people who drink 2 or more sodas a week are at a higher risk of getting pancreatic cancer.

Really?! Seriously?!! Could we not have a study on finding a cure for this deadly disease?! Please! Almost everyone in America drinks more than 2 sodas a week. Except Mom - she isn't, nor has ever been a soda drinker. Water happens to be her drink of choice,

so put that in your study Dr. Oz. It's time to put our money where it counts and get serious about finding a cure.

Ok, off my soapbox. Shakin' it off. But really...

Still shakin' it off, All's good, Really, Love you, I do, Jane