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Jennifer PA United States male Living with Hodgkin Lymphoma for 3 years, 3 months Age: 30 I look in the mirror and I don't look like cancer. Some days I felt like cancer, but before my Hodgkin diagnosis I never thought cancer could look like me. In June of 2007, after ignoring the ever growing lumps and a myriad of worsening symptoms for nearly 2 years, I finally sucked it up and went to the doctor. After that it all happened so quickly. Oncologists, biopsies, diagnosis, a port and first chemo treatment happened all in less then a month. And that was all just 7 months ago. Today, for now-it's almost all over. I am just waiting on final scans and port removal and it will be official. I'm cured. It was hard, never fun, and I am so thankful it’s over. I faced everyday like a new adventure, letting yesterday go and gratefully looking forward to tomorrow. I will never feel bad for myself-never wallow in the difficulty of it but I will never forget what I went through. To forget, and I may risk taking the simple fact that I'm alive for granted. I will never take how blessed I am to be able to love my precious boys everyday for granted, or to be able to go to that job I hate most days, or to even do the dishes. |
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