Sharing Medical History/Update

I am sharing my medical condition for the SOLE PURPOSE of providing information to those who may be in a similar situation or who might know someone who is in a similar situation...

Since 2008, I have been dealing with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and since 2009/10 I have been dealing heart disease as a result of a heart attack in 2009 and 5 stents inserted into my heart arteries instead of a triple bypass.  Since 2013, I have been dealing with Melanoma that started on the bottom of my left foot, moved to my groin and then to my neck.  

In 2022, I have 5 lumbar disks fused which has limited my mobility and the way that I walk.  I have lost the ability to walk up steps without using a handrail to help pull me up.

I have had over 150 chemo infusions to treat my cancers, 6 doses of radiation, and two surgeries.  I have lost my immunity; I am anemic; I live with constant fatigue and nausea, and am very susceptible to contracting other diseases.  Recently, I had a CT scan that showed my Lymphoma has started to aggressive grow.

Eighteen months ago, my weight was between 250-260 and now it is between 212-215.  Some of this weight is intentional but most of it is the result of medical conditions that caused me to be hospitalized for a week on two separate times.

At the age of 40 (now 76) I quit smoking, quit drinking alcohol, quit eating red meat, sweets/sugars, and fried food.  From age 40-70, I actively exercised either at a gym or by walking around my community for 60-90 minutes.

I DON'T THINK ABOUT MY MEDICAL CONDITION UNLESS I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO, LIKE HEARING THE RESULTS OF MY CT SCAN.

My days are spent on my hobby of writing and are not spent thinking about my back, my heart, or my cancers.  I focus on my diet every day, but I don't think about why I am eating that kind of a diet.

MY FOCUS is on doing what I want or need to do on a daily basis,  My father lived until 88/89 and my mother lived just shy of her 96th birthday. My mindset is to live until my 96 birthday or longer.

I am annoyed that my fatigue, colds, sinus infections, and nausea keeps me from walking but I don't think about why I have those conditions unless I am writing an article like this.

My life changed dramatically at the age of 60 after being healthy all my life and never needed to see a doctor except for an annual checkup.  If you want to think about that, one might think it is SAD, but I just think that I am living a different way and enjoy life based upon that new way.

I SEE NO REASON AT ALL TO LOOK BACK.  WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE TODAY IS WATER OVER THE DAM.  WHEN TOMORROW ARRIVES IT IS ALWAY TODAY AND THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS.