Life’s a Beach
Grab it by the balls
2021 has been another trip around the Sun and better than the prior. Life is starting to feel more normal for me, and I image for you as well. When they tell you that you will look backwards and your cancer journey will just be a distant memory you think they are crazy. But I can see more and more that this will be how it ends up.
Just to recap, I was diagnosed in July of 2020, had surgery a week later. Then 6 weeks later we did 3 consecutive weeks of chemotherapy. My last day of Chemo was September 28th, 2020. So we are right at 18 months. I have continued to do visits with Oncology every 3 months. In July I will do the scans and xrays and move to visits every 6 months. And before long we wont go at all.
I have continued to stay active in support groups for other TC patients and it still surprises me how many people this really does affect. The stats are 1 patient per hour is diagnosed and 1 patient per day does not survive. This is a highly curable cancer and early prevention is so important.
Remember April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month and I again want to do my part. I enjoyed all the post on Social Media and the stories from conversations that have started as a result of the T-Shirts. They generally start with you must be a baseball fan, or your shirt says testicle.
This past year I was fortunate enough to take a trip to the beach with two friends and their families and we had an amazing time and it was exactly what I needed. It was the inspiration for this years Awareness Push. So take the opportunity to share your pictures again this year using the #foulball tag.
This year take the opportunity to think outside of your family and find a friend or a neighbor and share with them more information on Testicular Cancer.
I will be putting together a Beach Themed Gift Basket to be Auctioned off in a Blind Auction for a Local Cancer Foundation that supports Children. If you would like to contribute feel free to Venmo me. @Nickalaus-Goodman
Here is a link to the Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1C76ALEF4MI03?ref_=wl_share
I also achieved my goal of being in a Podcast and will be featured on the “It Takes Balls” podcast hosted by the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation. There are 4 Episodes coming out weekly. I am behind Scott Hamilton and Nathan Adrian on April 22nd. So you get two Gold Medalist and then ME LOL. I am anxious because I have a bad habit of just rambling.
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