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MY NAME
IS KERRY WENN, I AM A 39 YEAR OLD
NON-SMOKER (ALL MY LIFE), RELATIVELY
GOOD HEALTH / SHAPE OR SO I THOUGHT.
SOMEHOW OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS MY
LIFE BECAME LESS INVOLVED IN FITNESS
AND MORE CONSUMED WITH MY JOB AND
RELATIVE JOB ACTIVITIES. I ENJOY A
CHALLENGE, SO I APPLIED FOR EVERY
JOB POSTING AS THEY BECAME
AVAILABLE, NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HAVE
DONE EVERY FACET OF MY EMPLOYMENT
POSSIBLE, PUTTING MY JOB AND PEOPLE
BEFORE MY HEALTH. WITH VERY LITTLE
FREE TIME I FOUND IT MORE CONVENIENT
TO EAT AT FAST FOOD PLACES. SHIFT
WORK, POOR SLEEP AND EATING HABITS,
ALONG WITH LITTLE OR NO EXERCISE WAS
MY PERSONAL RECIPE FOR DISASTER.
ON OCT. 22 / 01 I WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. THIS NODULE
FORM OF MALIGNANT MELANOMA WAS OF
EXTREMELY HIGH RISK (CLARKE SCALE 4)
AND THE DOCTORS WEREN’T GIVING ME
VERY GOOD ODDS. THE DEVASTATION TO
MYSELF, FAMILY, FRIENDS, CO-WORKERS,
AND ACQUAINTANCES COULD NOT BE PUT
INTO WORDS, MY WHOLE WORLD CAME
CRASHING DOWN.
AFTER SURGERY AND
REHABILITATION, I HAVE RETURNED TO
WORK AT FULL CAPACITY, WITH REGULAR
CHECK-UPS AT THE FRASER VALLEY
CANCER CLINIC. MY LAST CHECK-UP
REVEALED A SMALL LUMP TO MY LEFT
KNEE ½ “ LOWER THAN THE ORIGINAL
SURGERY. HERE WE GO AGAIN I THOUGHT,
BACK TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE IT
REMOVED. JUST PRIOR TO THIS PAST
CHRISTMAS I WAS EXTREMELY RELIEVED
TO LEARN IT WAS NON-CANCEROUS
FIBROUS TISSUE. I LOOK AT LIFE QUITE
DIFFERENTLY NOW AND HOW IMPORTANT MY
HEALTH IS. MY DIET HAS TAKEN A
DRASTIC CHANGE NOW AND THIS 16 WEEK
CHALLENGE IS EXACTLY THE VERY
VEHICLE I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR TO GET
BACK ON TRACK, NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF,
BUT FOR EVERYONE THAT PROVIDED
SUPPORT THROUGH THIS TRYING TIME IN
MY LIFE. I HOPE TO BECOME AN
AMBASSADOR OF HOPE FOR OTHER PEOPLE
WITH SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES.
THANK-YOU FOR CONSIDERING ME
REGARDS,
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