For starters, I got into nursing school! I just successfully completed my first semester, so am 25% done. It has been so amazing. I am really enjoying every moment of it, even the times when it is stressful and busy. It is definitely my "calling." For those who do not know, I switched to nursing from pharmacy because after my experience with cancer I would like to work as an oncology nurse someday. That would be my ultimate dream. I have been an oncology patient, so feel like I can give so much back to others in the same situation that I was in.
Did I mention that school is 2 hours from where I was living? So I have also moved since my last post. It was hard in the beginning to be away from my family and friends, but I am just loving being on my own (well with my cat too). I see my family as often as I can, and have adjusted to living away quite well. I love my new bachelorette pad, and have met such amazing people where I am now living.
And the BEST, most fantastic news and update of all, is that I just had my 2 year scan the other day and I am still cancer-free! I feel that I am somewhat in the safe zone now, since the chance of relapse is highest in the first 2 years. My chance of relapsing now is a lot less. BIG relief.
Thank you to those who are still reading this. I hope that if you are somebody who is newly diagnosed and have come across my blog, that it will bring you comfort to know that not only does life go back to normal...but it gets even BETTER! I would have never imagined that I would be where I am today when I was first told of my diagnosis. Things have an interesting way of working out for the best. I can honestly say that I would not change any part of this whole experience.
Some recent pics. :)
p.s.) I finally feel like my hair is really growing fast! It has come back much thicker and healthier than before.
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| Me and my friend Ale. |
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| Pumpkin patch fun. |
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| And I had to add one of my cat Finn, enjoying our cozy new home! |
Congratulations on your latest scan results! I just learned that my 18 yr old nephew has been recently diagnosed with lymphoma and has his port surgery yesterday. I want to thank you for blogging you story on here, it has filled me with hopes and is also comforting!! I know this will be a tough journey, but God will pull him and our family through! Thank you so much for sharing all about chemo and radiation because that's exactly what I needed to read and learn more about!
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I don't know u, but I'm really happy for you. I'm a lymphoma patient too, these days going through radiation treatment (third day). Please don't close ur blog, if u don't wanna post anymore thats fine (although is really cool to read that life goes on!) but leave all ur "journey" available for who ever is interested (patients or family), cause when I was first diagnosed, the blogs I read really help me to know what to expect of the treatments/side effects (more helpful than what my doctor told me) and also made me feel understood and less lonely, because even if u have ur love ones supporting u, only a cancer patient really knows what it feels like. Besides, ur words not only reach the english spoken population, I'm from Chile!!! (a beautiful country by the way, u should visit someday)
ReplyDeleteHope u keep cancer free!!!!
Sincerely Lina R
Congrats, Steph! My son (20) has just completed 4 of 6 ABVD cycles and was just found to be cancer-free at his most recent PET scan. Like you, for any out there who are struggling with a new Hodgkin's diagnosis, there is hope! http://justinrambles.wordpress.com/
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ReplyDeleteNot sure if you still check this so far on!
I'm 20 and was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma (1 chemo treatment in).
I started looking for blogs to read to get an understanding of what i was in for and fell upon yours first. I've read them all and can't thank you enough.
They made me cry for obvious reasons such as seeing someone explain exactly how i feel, the brutal honesty that chemo does suck and of course reading the end (i already can't wait for that day to come for me).
This is just to say thank you for putting this out there for people in our situation. To read it from someone going through it instead of hearing from the doctors what you should expect is so much easier to take in.
As i'm in my 'good week' post chemo I've been trying to take my mind off everything and enjoy myself but it's hard knowing a bad week is coming up... but your blog helped me to realize that this is just a chunk of sucky and then my life is mine.
Thank you so much,
Becky.
WHAT A GREAT MIRACLE THAT I HAVE EVER SEE IN MY LIFE. My names are Clara David I’m a citizen of USA, My younger sister was sicking of breast cancer and her name is Sandra David I and my family have taking her to all kind of hospital in USA still yet no good result. I decided to go to the internet and search for cancer cure so that was how I find a lady
ReplyDeletecalled peter Lizzy she was testifies to the world about the goodness of a herbal man who has the roots and herbs to cure all kind of disease and the herbal man email was there. So I decided to contact the herbal man @herbalist_sakura for my younger sister help to cure her breast cancer. I contacted him and told him my problem he told me that I should not worry that my sister cancer will be cure, he told me that there is a medicine that he is going to give me that I will cook it and give it to my sister to drink for one week, so I ask how
can I receive the cure that I am in USA, he told me That I will pay for the delivery service. The courier service can transport it to me so he told me the amount I will pay, so my dad paid for
the delivery fee. two days later I receive the cure from the courier service so I used it as the herbal man instructed me to, before the week complete my sister cancer was healed and it was like a dream to me not knowing that it was physical I and my family were very happy about the miracle of Doctor so my dad wanted to pay him 5 million us dollars the herbal man did not accept the offer from my dad, but I don't know why he didn't accept the offer, he only say that I should tell the world about him and his miracle he perform so am now here to tell the world about him if you or your relative is having any kind of disease that you can't get from the hospital please contact dr.sakuraspellalter@gmail.com or whats app him +2348110114739 you can follow him up on Instagram @herbalist_sakura for the cure, he will help you out with the problem. And if you need more information about the doctor you can mail me davidclara223@gmail.com