"But understand this: my commitment to living in the now means
I'll
never ever say that I've beaten cancer.
To do so would be living in the
"tomorrow," if you will,
and melanoma is far too erratic an opponent to
go around making predictions.
But I can tell you for sure that I'll
never give in to it.
Life is too precious to give it up
without giving
everything you've got -- now."
Dr. Jack Ramsay.
This is how I'll pretend I spent my 2 year Cancerversary
but really.......
If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you know I was pretty ill last week. Low grade fevers, horrible night sweats, and odd facial/scalp swelling. I followed up with my local oncologist who basically said my body is fighting something (duh) we just don't really know what. He mentioned the shingles virus or side effects from the latest ipi/placebo treatment. I don't know, but it really took its toll on me last week. Needless to say, I postponed celebrating!
I was shocked when my sweet boyfriend surprised me with this:
I was just sitting on the couch, typing the blog I posted Wednesday night when Mr. Spots handed me a little black box. I said, "What's this?" He told me to open it. I was caught off guard because I had told him I wanted a quiet night, doing exactly what we had planned on doing the day when our lives changed. He said, "It's your 2 year!" Ah, I love him.
Then, the next day, I was on the couch nursing my illness when someone knocked on the door. The flower delivery girl said, "You don't look like you feel good." Actually, I felt a lot better than I did 2 years ago after hearing those words for the first time.... Anyway, she brought some beautiful flowers from my baby sister that put a huge smile on my face.
The card reads:
"Here's to 80 more...Love you to the moon!"
I am one lucky gal to have so many great people on my side. That includes all of you! Don't think that I slept through your many messages. It was so nice to wake up from my naps to see kind words from you guys. Thank you. You helped make my day so special.
Tomorrow morning I go for the ultrasound that The Wizard, my Sloan Kettering oncologist, asked I get after my latest scan results showed that a cyst on my left ovary has grown from 3.0 to 4.1 cm in less than 3 months. I will see the gyno directly after the scan so I should know something before most of you even get to work! :-) Fingers crossed it is absolutely nothing but an annoying cyst!
Look for an update soon! Have a great week, my friends.
