After going in to urgent care on Feb 2, 2013 for what I thought was the flu, I was told I might have leukemia and was transported to a hospital in Chicago. I spent almost 5 weeks being treated for APL (Acute promyelocytic Leukemia). Now I'm on the road to recovery. Cancer can come without warning and it stops your life in its tracks.
Showing posts with label psychological changes during and after cancer treatment.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label psychological changes during and after cancer treatment.. Show all posts
Friday, May 27, 2016
Vampires!
I have been himming and hawing for awhile on what to write about my dreams...I know I mentioned previously that my first couple of weeks in the hospital, I had dreams about vampires, and everything was dark and greenish in those dreams. I slept a lot-- and sometimes the nurses didn't wake me while taking my vitals and blood. I had an external port that had 3 tubes that stuck out of my chest for easy access to give me IV bags, medicine, and take blood.
The dreams really haven't stopped. I'm not cured, but I'm in remission. No drugs for cancer right now (lol, everything I take is for the after effects of chemo and cancer).
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Drivers License and IDs and how we look with Cancer
I read an article on Yahoo! this morning about a woman who was in chemo, lost all her hair, and could not use her old picture when renewing her drivers license.
You can read the article here:
https://www.yahoo.com/health/woman-who-lost-hair-to-cancer-cant-use-old-215609669.html
I wanted to share a story related to this that affected me, and I also want to share my feelings on this, as I experienced the hair loss and sick "look" for over a year.
You can read the article here:
https://www.yahoo.com/health/woman-who-lost-hair-to-cancer-cant-use-old-215609669.html
I wanted to share a story related to this that affected me, and I also want to share my feelings on this, as I experienced the hair loss and sick "look" for over a year.
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Me when I first started getting hair after chemo (2013) |
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