indiogrl's Cancer Blog
October 23, 2008
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Just a quick note to say the birthday party on Saturday was the best EVER! My daughter and her friends had a blast. We did henna tattoos at the party – that was my job – boy that’s a lot harder to do than it looks. My hands were shaking so badly I thought the girls were going to wonder what the heck was wrong with me… but no, you know what they said? They said, “wow you are so good at that” ! Kids are great, you know it really doesn’t take tons of money or stuff to please them.
Work has been busy. I have a CT scan scheduled for November 5, so that’s coming up….hopefully all will be well with that.
A day still does not go by that I don’t think of cancer.
Thanks for your support -
Heidi,
I am happy to hear your daughter had a great birthday party! I work with kids, and I know these things mean a lot to them. Like you said, it does not have to cost much, it must meant so much to your daughter that you spent a lot of energy and dedication to please her and also you are health and energetic this year. Good job, Heidi!
Let us updated on your CT scan, I am hoping and praying for the good news.
Yuyu
Hi, Heidi. I am a licensed therapist and I work with kids and families. I love working with kids, they are amazingly resilient and smart. I love to be a mom someday, and do all the birthday parties and Christmas events with my kids!
Yuyu
Dear Heidi, “indigogirl”,
Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and kind comments. To answer your first question, i was diagnosed with an unknown primary and still am today. Before my radiation started they did a second stronger pet scan and though that perhaps they saw something in my remaining left tonsil, so i went back in to surgery to have it removed, alas they didn’t find it there either. It did offer me both a couple week reprieve from the start of radiation and also a ‘boot camp’ dry run for the attacks and pain i was sure to be facing once the radiation started.
Tomorrow is my first PET scan since my radiation. To be perfectly honest i am a bit apprehensive about the outcome but am ready to accept what results it produced.
I read yesterday on this site’s blog ,of the passing of 20 year old Gemma which has affected me deeply. She took her predicament whith such grace, dignity and wisdom and seemed to savor the precious good moments in her all too short life.
This journey into the world of cancer has been a blessing of sorts. It has made me a better person. It has made me realize I am far from the only person with a personal burden or problem, and more importantly there are countless people i have met and even more whom i will never know who have it far worse than me.
No matter what happens in the future or might happen, we can’t let it spoil our present as it is the only time we know we have control over. Gemma is in my prayers, as are you :)