3 Year Cancerversary

This month on September 21st I "celebrated" my three year cancerversary. It's hard to believe that it has been three years since I was first diagnosed! So much has happened in that time and a lot has happened just in the past year.

 

 

Three Years Since Diagnosis

 

 

The timing of this anniversary always lines up with the San Diego Brain Tumor Foundation 5K and for the third year I assembled a group of tutu'd friends to join Team Mokie. This year was our biggest team yet and we raised just over $1200! I'm grateful for everyone who came out to join the walk this year (babies and children in tow!) to help me celebrate yet another year of living life to the fullest.

 

 

Team  Mokie 2015

Team Mokie Funfetti Tutus

$1200 Raised This Year!

 

 

In the past year I also celebrated my 20 year high school reunion (OMG I'm old...) and David and I returned to Washington DC to participate in the National Brain Tumor Society's advocacy event Head to the Hill to lobby for support for brain cancer research.

 

 

Class of 94!

California Constituents on Capitol Hill

 

 



One of the biggest events that has occurred since my last cancerversary was the birth of our daughter two months ago! Last year we were in the planning stages for my pregnancy and I was pregnant soon after the 5K, but not until I was able to squeeze in two more active events; the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon 10-Miler and the Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure's Over the Edge Fundraiser.

 

 

Medtronic Global Heroes Team

Over the Edge for Brain Cancer

 

 

As of my last MRI a little over a month ago my tumor is still stable and besides being tired from caring for a newborn I feel great! I'm looking forward to what this next year will hold and most of all I'm looking forward to celebrating many more cancerversaries and watching my little Eva Mae grow up. Life is different now with a baby, and life is definitely better.

 

 

Date Night - Baby Style