Greetings all.

So I feel like I’ve come to an end of my journey here on this site. What started out as a blog to help me track my progress in getting healthy and getting in shape in my 40s turned into my cancer blog. It’s been a year and 4 months since treatment ended. So it’s time for me to move on. I feel like I’ve graduated to Diva at this point and no longer need the training!

It has been fabulous to have an outlet through the whole cancer thing. I hope that I have helped and inspired at least one person who went through the same ordeal. As you can see from the picture, my hair is back, and with my prosthesis in you would never know I ever went through anything. Mentally I still have moments of panic. I still wonder what if. Every now and then I have a moment, especially when it’s something emotional. But for the most part, I’m good. I don’t cry every day anymore.  I don’t fear going to sleep because I think I’ll never wake up.  And I’m pretty sure if it comes back, it will be okay.

I’ve come to terms with the way my body is now and I’m really okay with it. People seem horrified when they find out I never had reconstruction. It’s okay. I quite enjoy taking the foobs off at the end of the day! I am not exhausted all the time like I was. I still have pain and days I don’t feel well. But I think between the medication and old age it’s about as good as it’s going to get. I can exercise, play tennis and I’m starting to add some weight to my workouts. I still have to stretch my arms and shoulders every day or they tighten up. I have to be careful what I eat because my chest area will swell. Yeah, that’s a new feature I’ve obtained. But it could be worse.

I feel like for the most part, I’m over all the after-effects of cancer and treatment. This is about as normal as I think it’s going to get! So I close the book on this chapter of my life and start a new one. I am moving over to www.erikasherek.com. Here I’ll be talking more about what I’m doing and my goals to get back in shape as well as the hobbies I have and the goings on at Sherek Acres!

I want to thank all of you for your support over the last few years. It has meant the world to me. This site will still be up for anyone who wants to reference anything or has questions. I am always available to answer questions or to just vent at! Hopefully, I won’t need to come back here except when I want to reflect. I’m banking on not having to add to this blog anymore!

Always be fabulous!!!!

Erika – Full Fledged Diva