tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43451505193225256822012-02-17T03:58:23.188Z"Feed your faith and your fears will starve to death." ~Author UnknownHayleynoreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345150519322525682.post-79758790704477479262010-02-21T20:16:00.006Z2010-02-21T21:29:42.612Z

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.~ Jane HowardHi all.Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and all that! It's been a while but I thought I'd update to let you know of recent Hospital appointments. And to announce that I have been in remission for 18 months today. Woah!Anyway...I had my last check up in January (

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"We don’t always get to choose which obstacles we face in life, but from the moment we were given free will it has always been our choice in how we deal with them."Well well well, today is 2 years since I was diagnosed. How on earth did that happen? It feels like it was forever ago really, I can't remember what was said to me or anything when I was told I had cancer but I know a lot of things

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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese ProverbLast week my Nan was diagnosed with cancer (of the womb).We knew that it was a possibility, but I was quite shocked when it was definite and I still don't think it's really sunk in!She has to have an MRI scan on Sunday and a hysterectomy sometime within the next couple of weeks. Hopefully, that's all the treatment that will be required - they wont

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Ello ello ello, long time no blog post!I just wanted to quickly write in here as today is a special day...I have officially been in remission for ONE YEAR!!!!!! Wohooo!!Can't believe it's been a year already, it feels like it was only yesterday but then at the same time it feels like it was forever ago. Very strange.I am 20 now! Also, I was diagnosed 1 year, 9 months and 1 day ago!Things are

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Hi everyone,I have been thinking about my blog a lot lately and I have come to the decision that I am going to stop writing. I will still keep this blog online so people can read through it, I hope that people gain something from reading it (whether it be answers to questions, reassurance. etc) and I am always here for people who have questions or anything, just comment or email me.I don't really

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Hi all,Just a short blog post to wish you all Happy Holidays.I can't believe it's Christmas 2008 already, I know that it will be better than last year and I can't wait to spend it with my family.Anyway, thank you everybody for the wonderful support and love you've given me over the past year, it means so much.Lots of love

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Check out all that hair!! It needs cutting so I have decided it's time to ring Trevor Sorbie back...I don't want it cut, but I know it needs it as I'm looking kind of silly now.So, today is exactly 1 year since I was diagnosed. How crazy is that? It feels as though it was yesterday, but it also feels as it was forever ago. It's a weird feeling. It's amazing how much things have changed in just

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WARNING: Longest blog post, ever. Basically this post is going to be all about what happened up to my diagnosis seeing as this has been going on for a year now. Crazy, huh?I figured I might as well write now because my appointments are 6 weeks apart now and that's a bit of a big gap to not update in. I'll do a quick (yeah right!) run down on the whole voice thing - I can remember when it started

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(Horrible picture but I've been sitting here for about 1/2 an hour trying to get a decent one but it wasn't happening. So this will have to do!)Hi everyone,Today I had my 6 weekly check up. My appointment was at 9am so we had to leave at 8 because of work traffic. I was falling asleep in the car because I was so tired!We had to wait a while because there was a meeting going on, I got to see Jean

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You don't get a picture of me taken today because I look like crap - I'm not well at the moment and trust me, I'm not a sight you wanna see! So, you get one taken last week or the week before with my baby cousin, who is also going to be my Goddaughter as of next month!My head looks huge in the picture lol.Well, I can't even remember the last thing I wrote about. Shall I go in to detail about my

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Hello,I am going away for a while (probably a week, maybe longer...see how I feel!) - I promise I will write an update when I get back. I haven't done one for a long, long time and there's a lot to say. As usual!But anyway, I will be back soon.Oh, thank you by the way for the lovely comments I got on my last blog post. Great news isn't it?!?!

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Just a quick one.Had my Hospital appointment today to get my CT scan results...and exactly 9 months and 1 day after being diagnosed, I get told that I am in 'complete remission'  - There's no cancer left!WOHOO!!!!!More another day. Internet still isn't connected at the new house.Hayley

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Hi everyone.My hand is there in the picture because I am trying to hide my horrible chin!! lolFirstly, thanks for the Birthday wishes. My day was alright, we went up to London so I could get my hair cut...but we got there and he said that he can't do anything with it because it's too short. And if he did cut it, it would be a waste of growth! lol. So, I have to ring him back once it's longer and

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The first picture I have posted with no bandana on!! My hair is starting to get curls at the back now and it's still really dark.Yesterday was my first day of not wearing a bandana all day - I haven't worn it today either. I feel naked without one on! lol. But I just look stupid with a bandana on now because you can blatantly see I have hair. My sideburns are nearly long enough to tuck behind my

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I've run out of quotes to use!!Hi everyone,I'll try to make this quick because I have to go out in a minute. But, knowing me it will end up really long anyway!I had my monthly check up today, I had to wait a bit longer than I usually do but I'm not bothered. Mr Pace asked how I was and I said I'd been feeling really tired and I wanted to know if I could have a blood test to check my thyroid

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Hi everyone,Just quick one!Just want to say thank you so much to Krystyn for giving my blog a makeover. I love love it!! Here's a link to her blog by the way, go say hi and tell her how much of a good job she did - http://krizzydesigns.blogspot.com/I have my monthly Hospital appointment tomorrow afternoon, wish me luck!

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"Obstacles are put in our way to see if what we want is really worth fighting for."I thought maybe it was time for an update seeing as it's been almost a month. I was going to wait until next Thursday as that's when I have my next Hospital appointment but I have a few things to write about anyway, so why not do it now!I'll start with speech therapy.I've been twice, I have missed two appointments

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Optimists convert stumbling blocks into stepping stones.~ W. Howard Wight, Jr.Firstly, I'd like to say thank you so much to those who have sponsored me for the Race for Life walk I'm doing in June. I am so grateful!So far I've raised £133 online and £20 offline! I'm chuffed to bits. Just because I've reached my goal (£100) and gone past it doesn't mean you have to stop ;) Haha.I need to start

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Hi everyone,On 22nd June me, my Mum and my friend, Kirsty are doing the Race for Life in Hylands Park, Chelmsford. Obviously, I wont be running it because I am WAY too unfit for that, so I'm going to walk it!!I would be SO grateful if you could sponser me, even if it's just £1.Also, if you want to sign up and do the Race for Life yourself then go to http://www.raceforlife.org.uk/ - it'd be great

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'I am, and always will be a survivorI will conquer anything that dares to cross my path.'~Merci lujanToday marks three weeks post treatment! I was expecting the '2 week peak' and I waited and waited and guessed it just wasn't going to happen! I think the last week of the treatment and the week after were the 'worst' and even then, it wasn't that bad at all. My throat felt quite sore but

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Cancer is so limited.... It cannot cripple life, it cannot shatter hope, it cannot corrode faithFirstly, I swear I don't wear the same bandana all the time. It just happens to be the one I wear everytime I write in my blog! Lol.So, stick a fork in me, I'm done!!!!!My final treatment was last Friday (11th) and I can't believe it's all over. On the last treatment the machine obviously was going to

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We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. ~Kenji MiyazawaI can't believe it! 1 more week of treatment left and I'm done. That's only 5 more trips to the Hospital!When something happens I always think 'Oh, I'll have to write about that in my blog' but once I actually get here I can't remember any of it!Things are still going ok, I'm feeling alright. I'm still eating everything the

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Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons. ~Ruth Ann SchabackerGood news everybody. I found out last Wednesday that the tumour has shrunk even more. Wohoo!! I also had two swollen glands in my neck and they're gone. Dr Tahir said that he is really pleased with how everything is going, so am I!I've been feeling alright, can you believe this is my 5th week of treatment? 15 treatments

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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it by the handle of anxiety, or by the handle of faith. ~Author UnknownFirstly, I'll just do an update about me and then I'll talk about what I came here to talk about (the charity day).Things are going okay, nearly half way through treatment now. Can't believe how fast it's flying by!! I'm feeling okay...I'm not talking about it too much

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"The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible."There's the t-shirt I was speaking about months ago! I recieved it in the post in December and keep forgetting to actually wear it and take a picture to show you all. So there you go!Things are going well, 10 treatments down. 25 to go. The past 10 treatments have flown by, everytime I go for treatment it

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I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains. ~Anne FrankI come with good news!!Today I met with my oncologist and we just spoke about how I was feeling and then he said he'd looked at my last CT scan (which I think was the week before last) and he said the tumour has shrunk again. Wohoo!!!!! He said that the two lympth glands in my neck were coming along really well too,

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We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. ~Kenji MiyazawaI'm trying to remember what's happened since I last updated. Not much...that I can remember anyway!I found two more lumps (one in each armpit) last week, I went to get them checked on Monday and they'd gone, just like last time. Haha. Typical. I also found another lump in my belly on Friday morning and when I went to the

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Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. ~Anthony J. D'AngeloHi everyone,I just thought I would update.On Tuesday I had two appointments, one at Essex County in Colchester to fit my mask and go on the simulator and then an appointment at Colchester General for a CT scan. Both appointments went fine, the first one just involved having the mask put on and then

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I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind.Some come from ahead and some come from behind.But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see.Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!~Dr. SeussHello everybody!So, just a quick update (that's a bit of a lie) about how my last lot of chemotherapy went and then I'll let you all know how my radiotherapy planning went today.Chemo went

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Some see a hopeless end, while others see an endless hope. ~ Author UnknownHello,It's been ages since I updated...I know I'm rubbish at it. But, I only really update when something has happened or I've had an appointment or something. Which I did this week but I'm just too lazy lol.So, last Saturday I woke up and my left armpit was really sore and tender...I checked it for lumps and couldn't

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Once you choose hope, anything's possible. ~ Christopher ReeveI have so much to update on but I'll begin this post with the good news!Today I had an appointment to look at the results from the CT scan I had on Monday...anyway, I walked in to the room and was taken back by how many people were there lol (11 altogether!!) - It was quite daunting with that amount of Doctors and specialists in there

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You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ~Eleanor RooseveltWho likes the bald patch I'm sporting at the front there? I know I don't lol. My fringe is like...gone. Every time I went to tuck it behind my hair it just came out in my hands lol. I have a big forehead, that's why I had a fringe! My hair is so thin now, I reckon

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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese ProverbHello everybody,Sorry I haven't updated for so long! Two weeks ago I think it was?Anyway - I was admitted to the Hospital on Christmas Day (of all days!!) with a high temperature, upset stomach and dehydration. I had been feeling rubbish since the 19th December but it seems I had all the side effects of the chemotherapy, lol. I was pretty much

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There is much in the world to make us afraid. There is much more in our faith to make us unafraid. ~Frederick W. Cropp I was meant to update on Friday night but I was just too tired as we left the house at 9am and got home just before 9pm. It was a very busy day!First, we went to Broomfield Hospital to go take a look around the Helen Rollason Unit which is where I'll be having my chemotherapy.

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Fear can keep us up all night long, but faith makes one fine pillow. ~Philip GulleyAnother picture of me looking rough! Oh well...Today I had an appointment at Broomfield Hospital at 9am. There was a bad accident on the A12 today so my oncologist, Dr Tahir was in traffic for almost three hours. I was literally falling asleep in the waiting room cos I didn't get to sleep until 5am and I woke up at

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Some days there won't be a song in your heart. Sing anyway. ~Emory AustinI look so rough in that picture, lol. It's because I've been sleeping really badly lately, even though I only had 2/3 hours sleep the night before last I still didn't get to sleep until 4:30am!Ok, so this morning at 10:30am my mobile rang, it said private number so I knew it was Dr. Sandhu. But once it had registered in my

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"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less." ~Marie CurieHello everyone.So, today was my Hospital appointment at Charing Cross Hospital in London. I had to get up at 6:30am but I've got in to a weird sleeping routine so I didn't fall asleep until 4:30/5am so I was so tired - I slept for one, maybe two hours in the

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Never, never, never give up. ~Winston ChurchillHey guys,Thank you for all your lovely comments. I love reading them! You can leave a comment now with out signing up for an account...I know that a few people didn't want the hassle of filling out the form so I thought I'd allow all comments.Not a lot is going on, my breathing seems to be getting a lot better. But I think that's because I haven't

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Cancer is a word, not a sentence. ~John Diamond Hi guys,So today was my appointment at the Hospital to ask questions and stuff! My Mum and Uncle Pete came with me and I'm glad they did because for some reason I always zone out when I'm being told something, lol. I just sit there and hear what they're saying but it just goes in one ear and out the other! It used to happen when I was at School and

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Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. ~Winston ChurchillHi there,My name is Hayley and I live in Essex, England. I am 18 years old and live with my Mum and Step Dad. I have three Brothers, a sister in law and identical twin Nephews. I also have two cats and a very cute dog!On Tuesday 20th November 2007 I was diagnosed with cancer of the layrnx. I noticed a few years ago that my

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