Nature’s Bakery ushers in a Healthy New Year
Happy 2016 my friends, I am so super glad that we are all still together in “the land of the living”. As most of you know the 2nd half of 2015 got a bit rough for us after hubby was diagnosed with small intestinal cancer in March. Although he had surgery and the tumor was removed, little did we know that in less than 3 months later two additional tumors would appear on his liver and a lymph node.
This diagnosis came with the realization that he would have to undergo Chemo treatment every other week for 12 weeks and it was rough going for him. The poison that is supposed to kill the cancer also takes a toll on an otherwise healthy body but he did great. After his 6th chemo treatment the CAT Scan revealed that one of the tumors was undetectable and the other one had shrunk in size by 50%. Needless to say, we were both extremely happy.
I am not sure if you’ve ever had to endure a full day at a Cancer Treatment Center but it’s not fun and really boring, however, The Junior Board volunteers at this Helen Graham Cancer Center makes it better when they come around with a cart full of goodies all for .25 cents each. Now you know, it’s rare to find any place that sells full size snacks for only a quarter.
On our scheduled treatment days I would normally pack a lunch with a few snacks and we never really took notice of what was available on the cart. However, after this 6th treatment we decided a special treat was in order so we checked it out and decided on a Nature’s Bakery Fig Bar with both of us choosing the Blueberry flavor.
To my surprise they were really good and hubby and I were hooked, we even kept the wrapping as a reminder to locate stores that sold them when we would no longer be buying them at the Helen Graham Cancer Center.
You know me, I even posted pics of the Fig Bars on Instagram #foodie and then the following two weeks instead of purchasing one for each of us, I purchased two including the Strawberry flavor which was equally good. One evening after work I stopped in at Shoprite to pick up a few items for dinner and to my surprise there was a full display of the Nature’s Bakery Fig Bars in even more flavors.
It’s funny how life works…with hubby having only two more treatments it was great to not only find a store that carried the Fig Bars but even more amazing was an Instagram Contest that I had entered which was sponsored by @bunniekins I actually won!
I not only won one box of Fig Bars but five in my choice of flavors and you’ll never guess when they arrived – on a Monday, the final day of hubby’s chemo treatment and just a week before the New Year – a year that we pray will be cancer free and healthy!
I love how this story ended – how about you?
My husband loves those bars too. I’m praying you guys have a cancer free 2016 too.
Thank you and yes, those fig bars are much better than the others on the market – very filling and don’t get stuck in your teeth!
I am soooo happy to hear that your Hubs will be over this ordeal soon. Thank God. I guess a trip to the DR is in the plan very soon. I love snacks and mostly sweets, so I will be on the hunt for one if these fig bars. Enjoy every moment my dear. . .
Yes, dear sis, we are too, can’t wait for the poisons to leave his body, for him to get his strength and energy back and then yep…heading back to the DR! Wishing you and the fam a wonderful weekend.
Never seen those before but I love figs! Will have to look for them.
Yes, I hope that you find them because I know that you will like them.
Time to Google 😉
Yes!
I’m sorry to hear about your husband’s cancer Antionette. Nice ending to this story. Will keep your family in my prayers.
Thank you my dear, hopefully, this is the end of those treatments!