Baby Boy was born on 1st April 2012 at 10.10am weighing 3.3kg (7lb 4oz) after a very quick birth! I am a very proud mummy. My oldest has taken quite well to being a big brother, although there is sometimes some jealousy when I feed him. Generally though, he has …
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When you have been a cancer patient, doctors are generally a lot more cautious with you. If anything comes back with so much of a sniff of being abormal, everything tends to go into panic mode and no stone is left unturned. That’s how it feels sometimes anyway. I guess this is …
Read More »Does it Ever Really Go Away?
In February 2010, I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. In September 2010, I was declared in remission. In December 2010, I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and was told I would have to have the other half of my thyroid removed. In February 2011, I had it removed, and was told that it …
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It actually all started with wanting to have a baby, and since the normal way is not an option for me, I had to take fertility drugs, which led to irregular menstruation, which led to being prescribed hormone replacement drugs for three months in order to correct the problem. One …
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A year ago today, I went for my end of treatment PET scan, which would go on to show that I had reached remission. As I’m sure you can imagine, the relief was wonderful. After seven long months, to find out that I had the all clear was the best news we …
Read More »Let’s Talk About Life After Cancer
Hello again! It’s me, Selena. In addition to being your Leukemia Power Writer, I also have the privilege of being your Life After Cancer Power Writer too. I was just reflecting on a pretty amazing fact the other day. Did you know that I have lived 23 years beyond my …
Read More »Member Spotlight: Meet Michelle
September was the month I was diagnosed with cancer. I had awakened with terrible abdominal pain in my stomach and took myself into emergency. As soon as I arrived I was admitted. They ran many tests and came in to tell me that I had a large abdominal mass and it …
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