Do you have a friend or loved one who has cancer and sometimes worry about saying the wrong thing? I personally know a lot of people who felt intimidated by trying to say the right thing when they found out I had cancer. Most people are well-intentioned and will say things that they think are … Continue reading What NOT to say to someone with cancer

Before I begin this post I want to apologise for not blogging up until now. I have only recently been discharged from the hospital following my stem cell transplant and I needed to take the time out to recover. I started ICE, my second round of chemotherapy at the end of December 2016. As opposed to ABVD … Continue reading ICE vs ABVD: What To Expect

When my oncologist received my biopsy results showing that I'd relapsed, I was still trying to wrap my mind around it but he did not waste a single second. He drew up a timeline of the new regimen right away; explaining to me in detail how he planned on treating and ultimately curing my disease for the … Continue reading Preparing for Chemotherapy

Ask any cancer survivor, our greatest fear is relapsing. Heard of scanxiety (scan anxiety)? It’s a real thing. Defining scanxiety: The tension which builds particularly amongst those who have or have had cancer as they move towards their regular check up scan, hyperscanxiety being the period as they await results. I think most of us can agree … Continue reading How I took the news of my relapse

Hi and Welcome to my Blog! I am new at this so please bear with me. Alright so a bit of background on myself: I am 24 years old. Last year on January 15th 2016, I was diagnosed with Stage 2A Classical Nodular Sclerosing Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I had 12 cycles of ABVD chemotherapy over 6 months … Continue reading Introducing Me