Cancer Survivor, writing about Health and Fitness as you age

This past weekend I took my younger son on a Mama-son special weekend away. We were at a water park and while he was playing around I did my favourite thing to do - people watch. It reminded me that there are all kinds of people in this world. I saw a family with a clearly autistic son and another family with a child with Down's Syndrome and they were all playing and happy. I saw a dad several times over the weekend and each time he was on his phone conducting business, even while his family was around him. Phone to his ear, arms gesticulating, as if the world depended on the deal he was working. I marveled at a family with a fairly young mom, with 4 kids ranging from teenager to toddler - and was amazed at her stamina and relative composure. I saw families lining up for s'mores, with small children holding mini pitchforks with marshmallows on the tips, moving towards the open fire pit and then waving their pitchforks away once the marshmallows were toasted. High-risk man...

Yes, indeed, this past June was two years since my diagnosis, and if you wanted to be transported back to that beginning, you can do so here . But such a post cannot begin without the word gratitude. Gratitude for being able to make wonderful memories with my family and friends over the past two years.  But this post cannot be complete without remembering some of those who have shared this journey with me and are not here anymore. My friend Amy: Amy was diagnosed with stage 2 triple negative back in November of 2011 and she recently passed away in August. I had last seen Amy in July, and while wan and frail, she was so optimistic and hopeful, the way we all are. I feel very sad to have lost her and to know her family and her young son are without her now. Hugs to you Amy, in the beautiful place you are now. My friend Karen: I first met Karen when I had started my chemo treatments. She sat next to me in the infusion chair, and I was very interested in her quilt, since we...

This parenting business is not easy, as I'm sure I've said before and definitely two heads are better than one (especially if they aren't knocking against one another). My view of my husband's parenting style is that he is too lenient and, you can imagine what he thinks of mine since I am just the opposite. Very often, whenever Lucas wants something or asks me to do something, I always see why he can't get it or can't do it. What I've learnt from Gunnar is to always try and figure out a way to make it happen. If it means that much to him, I should at least think about it. What does that mean in practice? Lucas wanted to have a tea party yesterday. In case you are wondering why he wanted a tea-party, all I can say is that of all the habits of mine he could have adopted, tea-drinking was it. Anyway, my first thought was 'No', Liam would want, the sugar and caffeine would get them hyped up, it would spoil their appetites for dinner. No. And then I ...