my personal journal

good times and bad. on the record.

11. feb 26 - jumping in!

Today is the big day! PICC line insertion and chemo round 1! 9:30am I had a small procedure at Toronto General to get my Peripherally...

10. feb16 - the first snip

When I found out I had Hodgkin’s, my first question was “will I lose my hair?” Short answer. Yes. The thing about hair is that it grows...

9. feb7 - PET scan

Today I had my first PET scan. We picked up a friend on the way for moral support and company. At first, I was a little scared for the...

8. feb5 - big day

First time meeting my new hematologist, Dr. Crump at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Traffic was a nightmare! Took 1.5 hours to get...

7. jan29 - fertility talks

Today we met with the fertility clinic about freezing eggs. At this point we don't know the stage of my lymphoma. If it's on the worse...

6. jan28 - CT scan

I was able to stay calm and positive throughout the day today. My fear of needles makes every step of this process so much harder. Even...

5. jan27 - miss my friends

Couldn't sleep last night so talked to a friend on Facetime for a couple hours. I hate not being close to my friends. Even a picture of...

4. jan25,26 - soaking it up

Today we just hung out. Watched some Netflix and played some piano. More friends came by with treats and gifts. It's nice to have company...

3. jan24 - the goodbye

This morning I had a few more friends to see and speak too. So many hugs in so little time. By noon, I had done my rounds on campus and...

2. jan23 - spread the news

Our neighbor drove my mom and I to the Go Bus and we were on our way to McMaster at 8:35am. All I wanted was to see my friends and tell...

1. jan22 - finding out

Today I found out I have Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Well... cancer. Taking the bus home from McMaster, I never thought my test results would be...