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Survivor: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Dear Cancer - Finally you caught me, just as I was totally changing my life. I was found to have metastatic disease during an MRI for nerve pain on May 16, 2014. I was trying for 3 years to find out why I was exhausted. Slowly, I was winding down. So the discovery of the cancer in May 2014 was a good thing. Since we learned by cancer was transforming from Follicular lymphoma to B cell it was high grade - mixed follicular and diffuse pattern B- Cell stage 4. By the time they found the cancer - I had cancer in nearly all my bones - fingers, sternum, spine, pelvic bone 100% involved as were both my thigh bones. Oh and I was 35 days out from getting married. My life felt like a bad made for TV movie. :--) Cancer you did not stop the wedding. you did not stop us from living. The universe gave me a husband who spent his first year of marriage taking his wife doctor appts, biopsies, chemo, next day shots, setting up my meds for pre and post treatment. Mostly being there for me when I was bald and held me when I needed it and bathed me when I was too weak to bath. Our children cried when we told them - I cried too. They bounced back :--) Cancer taught me to love people more deeply and appreciate the goodness of intentions. My Reborn date is -- Dec. 18, 2014 -- the day I was told I was officially in remission. I know someday Cancer you will return. But know this just, like the fist time I'll play to win. In fact - the thought that I can't beat you again never crosses my mind. I hate you Cancer. I never wanted you. Yes, you are there lurking in the back of my head every day. I acknowedge you then move on to my new normal. I am a SURVIVOR!
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