10 point plan of action to overcome the cancer monster

1. confront the monster - say "No MORE"
2. have confidence / attitude
3. eat healthy 5 alive (5 servings of fruit and veggies/day)
4. exercise daily
5. meditate/pray daily
6. help others
7. keep update annual phyical / mamograms, colonoscopy
8. support cancer research
9. set healthy/fun goals
10. let go

Karen and me, Summer 2003.

Mom, 1995- what a woman!

I will overcome the cancer monster.
It brought too much darkness for too long.

It got 4 in my family -

NO MORE!

That's me, Daddy's girl
What a cute 5 year old!

Karen, Susie and me, Feb 2002
Karen was in the nursing home in last stages of cancer.
Susie got hit harder and faster but made the trip
from Loveland, Colorado to Webster, South Dakota
to see Karen for the last time.

Our last family Christmas, 1967
Karen Tietz Kwasniewski 6/19/1948 - 3/16/2004 (55 years)
Mom, Christine Tietz 1/16/1927 - 3/24/1996 (69 years)
Dad, Lenard Tietz 8/2/1914 - 11/2/1968 (53 years)
Susan Tietz Wild 9/19/1949 - 5/29/2002 (52 years)
Me, Marilyn Tietz Hesser 4/28/1955 - still kicking
Lenny Tietz 1/8/1960 - still the little bro

I'm back

What happens when you 'turn" 50?
Oprah did it with pizazz...
I crashed and burned.
Red hat society?
Please not yet, almost....
Gotta get beyond me...
any suggestions?