A new reason to get healthy...

misskerouac

So tonight I was given a new reason (unfortunately) to get my body healthy.

My dad has one sister, she had cancer but is currently in remission. His mother died of cancer.
My mother had two brothers, both have died from cancer, her father died from cancer and now her last sibling, my aunt, was just told she has cancer. Thankfully my grandma has never had cancer.

Out of their families it is crazy that my mom and dad have managed to be so lucky to be healthy but it definitly makes me nervous that so many members of my family havent been so lucky.

I need to be healthy so that I know when my body is giving me cues that something is wrong. I need to be strong and healthy so if this pattern continues and one day I have to face cancer (or anything else for that matter) that my body is in the best state to fight.

Its just one more reason to move more, eat healthier, and get stronger.

misskerouac

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dlyeates

That is an awesome reason to get healthy. There are also studies out there that show that eating whole foods, less preservatives and additives and limiting certain foods and increasing others can help with cancer risks. You are on a great track!!! Good for you!!!

Strobins05

Wow, I could write a book about the loved one's I have lost to cancer, heart disease and on and on recently! This is why I chose to get my life right as well. We found out my brother has cancer Thanksgiving last year and we lost another brother one month later on Christmas day. Death is so scary that when I think about it, I can’t sleep at night feeling I'm not going to wake up! Stay committed and know that you are doing something for yourself and no doctor or ER made you get to this place! I struggle, but I know what I have to do in order to sustain. You are doing great by making the right choice!:flowerforyou: