What a good day! I got a new haircut, some new hats and my mental game is picking up some serious focus for my 2nd round of ''cocktails'' (chemo). I woke up on Monday morning, looked down at the scale and I knew I was at rock bottom. My high-tech digital scale displayed a scant 151lbs and I felt the weakest I'd been since my diagnosis. I simply could not ignore how emaciated and fragile I was feeling that morning.
But it didn't take long before I reminded myself who I was and where I was going. Right now I am a force, a mantra, a wave of energy to be recokned with. I am Mexican Armstrong. My single goal - beat this cancer in record time! I've stuck with a strict organic diet and I'm happy to report that I've averaged about a 1 pound gain a day since Monday. I continue to fortify myself with as much nutirtion as my body can handle. My progress is going well enough that my doctor cleared me for my next chemo treatment a day early.
This video is just one of my highlights from today. It's hard to describe the satisfaction I achieved from just hanging out with my best friend and drinking a brew. The words of Lupe Fiasco somehow seemed quite phrophetic to me;
"I think the world, and everything in it is made up of a mix of two things. You got your good and your bad. You got your food, and your liquor" - Lupe Fiasco
So this blog entry goes out to all my familia that would fight a little cancer with a little cerveza. Salud!
-Joel C Diaz II
Mexican Armstrong
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