So I guess you could say I’ve been a bit absent from posting on my blog. I’ve thought about lots of great things to write about then the time comes to sit down and do it and i just haven’t got the energy. Maybe it’s all the holiday craziness going on or I’m just tired at the end of the day, whatever it is I just don’t seem to have the desire to write.

Then a couple of days ago I received an email saying that my blog was chosen to write a post for the American Cancer Society. This really started me thinking, was this what I needed to jump-start my blog again? Turns out it was. The next part was tougher, what do I write about? Here is what I came up with.

I have had people in my life who have battled cancer and some have won that battle and others have not. As young as 7th grade I had a close friend lose a father to cancer and as recent as the last couple years an old friend lost his mother to cancer. But mostly when I think of cancer the person I think of most is my daughter. No, she doesn’t have cancer, and if I have anything to do with it she never will. But I wonder, do I have anything to do with it?

I find myself making choices for her and my family that I would never did prior for just myself or husband. I choose organic foods when ever possible. I pay $5, but they come straight from an organic farm every week. To save money and still buy organic milk and meat, I will drive 30 minutes to get them. Produce is the same. I get a weekly delivery of organic veggies and some fruits in hopes that what she eats will keep her healthy from the inside out. Sunscreen was something that was never a thought in my brain until I was well into my mid to late 20′s and my daughter doesn’t leave home without it.

But I don’t think I’m neurotic about it. In fact, I’m the type of person to avoid anti-bacterial soap and especially the hand sanitizer. I’m a believer in immunization shots and when my daughter had a pacifier I had no problem picking it up after being dropped and just giving it the “shirt” wipe off and handing it back to her. I really do think that in a lot of ways we are too cautious and create our own problems with health.

However, it would give me no better piece of mind than for someone to find a cure or at least have better knowledge of where cancer gets started and how we might be able to avoid it. Right now it’s really anyone’s guess.

I know that I don’t have a tear jerking story or a lot of first hand knowledge or experience when it comes to cancer. Quite honestly I hope I never do. Some how I have a feeling that will not be the case. What I do have is a desire to do my best and make the best decisions I can with the knowledge I do have. Supporting the American Cancer Society is one of them. Help them create more birthdays!

This post is sponsored by American Cancer Society.