Episode 350 – My Aluminum Anniversary

Many resources show aluminum as the ten-year anniversary gift. Some say it's tin, but I'll go with aluminum. I recorded this episode on April 12, 2023, 10 years from the day of my final therapy treatment in my colon cancer journey. Some of you know my disdain for the term "chemotherapy." I chose therapy instead.Once you know which protocol your oncologist has determined is best for you (FOLFOX for me), the next logical step is to check out the calendar on your phone and determine the date of your final treatment.Setting goals and waypoints made sense to Cindy and I. 12 treatments break down into four quarters, three treatments each quarter. Getting to halftime made sense as a reasonable waypoint. Reaching the final quarter was a great feeling.But there is no more incredible feeling than wrapping up the final session. Knowing there would not be another 5-hour infusion appointment with multiple trips dragging the IV tree to the bathroom. Even though the staff at Ironwood Cancer Center was fantastic, knowing this would be the last time you saw them was important. They knew that as well.So, this will be the last episode of my journey. Thank you to all the folks that publicly and privately commented about how sharing my story has helped. I love hearing that. While I am always available to answer questions or chat with a newly diagnosed colorectal cancer patient, I'm done using this forum for that purpose. I will continue to post a March episode to remind everyone about getting screened. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, for gosh sake.See you next week with another episode, and thanks again.RATE & SUBSCRIBE At Ratethispodcast.com/REsessionsOn Apple PodcastsOn Google PodcastsOn Stitcher