Scan Today

Jim has a scan today. Please keep us in your prayers. His scan isn't until around 1:00 today, so we're just sort of hanging around. It's easier to have things scheduled for first thing in the morning to just get it overwith. This waiting around for a late appointment is for the birds!

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month! If you are reading this blog and you're 50 years old, or older, please go get your colonscopy. No one wants to get a colonoscopy, but if you think a colonoscopy is no fun, try dealing with colon cancer. Jim says that at this point he'd rather get a weekly colonoscopy than deal with cancer. Not that he had a choice. Being diagnosed at 37 years old left him 13 years until his recommended check. I personally think the first colonoscopy should be set at 40.

If you're not treating your body right, ask yourself why. When I look back on our history, we've had healthy times and unhealthy times. Youth and perceived invincibility "entitled" us to a careless lifestyle for several years. Obviously it's no way to live. Who knows why cancer strikes some and not others...stress, genetics, unhealthy lifestyle...you name it. But even if you haven't been diagnosed with cancer, why would you want to treat your body with anything but the best? We may never know why Jim got cancer, but at this point - does it matter? What matters is adopting a lifestyle that doesn't promote cancer. Do yourself a favor. Stop smoking. Today. Exercise. Today. Eat better. Today. And schedule your colonoscopy. Today!