Few words will knock you on your ass faster than those.  Just 2 days after my 52nd birthday, I got this belated “present”.  I’d already had surgery to remove the right half of my thyroid and after 2 weeks of anxious waiting, I got the call.  Now, I would have the other half removed the next day and then radiation treatment.  Talk about scary.  It was time to start praying.

Well, thyroid cancer is one of the most treatable cancers out there.  But, word to the wise, please don’t ever tell someone with thyroid cancer that they’ve got the “easy cancer”.  Easy and cancer should never, ever be spoken in the same sentence.

My kids - my 3 biggest blessings!

After the fear wore off, I thanked God for giving me this wake up call.  I had been wasting my life away – waiting for something good to happen, instead of making something happen or seeing the good that was already there.

I am now doing my best to live life to the fullest, to take care of this body that God gave me and to give thanks for all the beauty in my life.

My new 3 words – I am blessed. . .take it away, Martina! ♫

A few thyroid cancer resources:

Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association

Light of Life Foundation

American Thyroid Association