First and foremost, I need to acknowledge all my followers and fans here on WordPress. I want to say thankyou for being a follower and fan of my artwork and without you all, Customart2imagine would still just only be a inhouse name instead of gaining the reputation it has gained.

By now, you pretty much have gotten to know me professionally and personally. You’ve traveled some of my journeys with me through my paintings and my words. Some of you may have felt my emotions throughout this journey as well. Perhaps, I had even touched a few hearts along the way.

Its been quite a health journey the latter portion of 2022 and mid 2023 for me. So much that it has pretty much retired me from painting custom artwork and creating full time. My physical health has limited my time to create. I forbid it to end my time creating.

There’s been a stalker in my life whom is also a bully, a harraser as well as a killer. Its invaded many peoples lives as well. It has approximately 15 alias but mainly goes by the name Cancer. It stalks both sides of my family tree. (Mother/Father)

It has defeated the life of my Father and My Uncle (Mother’s Side) It has been holding my sister hostage and abusing her for nearly 4 years now. It took away her basic freedom and her ADL’s. It attacked my mother but as meek as she may be, she kicked it in the ass and tossed it out of her household and with her being 100 percent Sicilian, she probably spat on it as well.

Back in 2015 it attacked me but I stood my ground against it and went to battle one on one with it. I won the battle before it could start a war with me. I went on with my life. I taught myself a new medium in the artistic world. I taught myself to transition over from drawing to painting. I almost gave up because I pretty much sucked at painting. I put down the paint brushes for about a month back in 2015, then I thought, I stood my ground against a killer and won and I’m gonna be a quitter now? From that point on is history.

Around August of 2022 is when my health journey started to take a spiral down hill. Multiple surgeries and many speculations made along with possible diagnosis’s within few months after August. I shrugged at most of it because I was still going strong on my kick of quitting smoking cold turkey (In which I’m proud to say has been 13 months since taking my last drag or puff) I also had the mindset, It won’t happen to me again. I fought it. I defeated it. I have a purpose in life.

I kept going on with life despite the agony of pain and my body being put through multiple surgeries. I was also fighting to keep my diabetis and blood pressure under control. My A1C level was at 13% (glucose level 300-325 readings) My BP was averaging 200+/100+. My weight was getting out of control as well. By October of 2022, I was nearly reaching 265 pounds. As the months went on, friends around me been noticing some change in my weight. I was like cool. They was like no not cool. By March of this year, 2023 I dropped 40 pounds. My A1C dropped from 13% to a 7.8% My BP readings average 130+/90+

It’s now June 2023. My weight is 204 pounds. My A1C is 6.5% and my BP readings average 100+/65+. I went from a waist size of 48 inches to a 36-38 inch waist. I’m happy. I did it all on my own! so I though pretty much.

I went for some more biopsies a couple days ago. I had some done back in November and needed more done again. I got a prediagnosis from a test I had done along with the biopsie. I believe it wants its revenge for me kicking its ass 8 years ago. It came fighting with a vengeance though. I forbid it to beat me and claim the victory!

I’ll end this blog where it is until next time when I come back to tell you the results of the biopsies and that I beat its tail and I claimed the title and victory!

Sincerely,

David L.

Customart2imagine