It has been six months since my last chemotherapy session and three months since the cancer was confirmed to be in remission. These six months have been quite an experience for me. My body has… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 10)
I looked up at my doctor as tears slowly trickled down my face. He looked at me and stopped talking, he knew, he understood. My mind raced back to when it had all begun. A… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 9)
The dilemma of healing At the time I was diagnosed with cancer I went through moments of confusion. I did not have much time to accept that that was my condition. I feel that the… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 8)
Cancer – The pregnancy I never had Three weeks ago on the 10th of February, I had my final chemotherapy session. A month before that I completed 40 days of radiation on the 10th of… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 7)
Chemotherapy is a drug/chemical used to treat cancer, normally given as an injection into a drip or taken as pills. I have been given tablets on a daily basis (3 in the morning and 3… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 6)
Chemotherapy is a drug/chemical used to treat cancer, normally given as an injection into a drip or taken as pills. I have been given tablets on a daily basis (3 in the morning and 3… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 5)
Ever felt less than woman??? When everyone is being celebrated as a woman, and you feel inadequate?.… A certain publication asked me for an article but I chickened out, told them I’m busy and wouldn’t… Read More »I AM WOMAN… or am I?
A sneak peek into my treatment process… So during the pre-treatment period, my doctor prepared a treatment plan, and based on scans that were done on my body, he pointed to the areas that needed… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey ( Part 4)
The call from the doctor came during lunch hour. He asked me to meet him at his office the following day and I agreed. However, within fifteen minutes I had called him back asking to… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 3)
When I picked the phone I was so excited to tell my mother that I had slept for four hours straight. She was thrilled for me, knowing that insomnia and pain had taken over my… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 2)