Today is my first anniversary! No cake, no special dinner, no going out. One year ago, I was told I had Leukemia. All in all, I am doing VERY well. When I was first diagnosed, I was a mess inside. I read all this stuff on the Internet about "5 year survival varies, but is around 35-50%" I read horror stories of people on this medicine having headaches for days, severe fluid retention, platelets dropping or rising, muscle cramps that would keep people in bed, etc...
I have had some mild to moderate side effects, but nothing debilitating. I have put on weight, but have recently started to exercise to try to fight it. It is still hard for me to look 3-4 years down the road. I just take things day by day now. I have changed some personality wise, for better or worse. I have become much more accepting of people and especially students. I don't fret about little things like my flutes not being able to play a passage as well as I would like, or the fact that sometimes my friends are going to make poor decisions. I enjoy kids idiosyncrasies now and find it interesting to see how they interact with each other. I don't fret about money as much. I enjoy little things like snuggle time with honeybear, or having a Guinness (which I found out and confirmed is considered a lite-beer).
When I first started, I really looked forward to writing on this blog to give you all good news. Now, I just hope I can continue posting every 2-3 months with "nothing is new." I appreciate all the comments from friends and people who have found this blog through other avenues. Alright, now that all the sappy-happy crap is out of the way, time for what you all came here for (no, not hardcore pornography)...cool youtube clips! Enjoy...
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It seems like years since we've heard your diagnosis -- was it really only last year? We both look forward to fun times and lots of Guinness -- you'll never know how devastated we were when we heard about you -- how much we worried about both you and Chrissy - and what the future held. But, we knew that you both had what it takes to come through this even stronger and closer -- and how much we value each good time we have together -- simple things like wing night mean so much more now. So - enough of this, but remember that, even if we don't say it, both of us think about you two all the time and only wish for better things to come ---
ReplyDeleteThis is the best........ not enough on the cml front to write about...... Absolutely wonderful news! May it keep on keeping on just like this.
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Annie
Steven's mom
I know this is a little delayed but congratulations on this Milestone! I can completely understand what you went through as next weekend is the first anniversary of my diagnosis. I hope all is still going well and and year 2 brings peace and happiness.
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