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Maddy Barone drank White Chocolate Peppermint by Teavana

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This was a gift from a coworker. 12 bags of this tea in a decorative plastic container. It was lovely of her to do that for me. I had a cup last night and really enjoyed it. Like many rooibos teas, it brewed up very dark. The flavor was mild while it was hot but as it cooled the peppermint came out. There was also a faintly sweet note, which I assume was from the white chocolate. As I said, I really enjoyed it. I could see myself someday getting more of this.

On a personal note, I am back from my blood work and CT scan. I won’t have the results of the scan until I meet with my oncologist on Friday, but I have the blood work results. In June my CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen-which may measure cancer markers in the blood) was 7.3. Today it is 1.7, which is smack dab in the normal range. I know it is too early to rejoice, because the CT scan may show something, but I think the liver ablation treatment was successful. When I saw the result I actually teared up. I hadn’t realized how stressed I was by it until then.

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ashmanra
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Thankful for your good news, and hoping to rejoice with you soon over the scan!

Nattie
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Fingers crossed for happy news!

Michelle
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I hope you pick a good tea to celebrate with!

Maddy Barone
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I wish I could ‘like’ everyone’s comments as I would on Facebook! I celebrated tonight by brewing a whole pot of this tea. Now the licorice flavor is coming out, overlaid by a sweet creaminess. Very enjoyable!