So This Is a lil Bit Hard To Write...

I don't usually find writing a difficult subject, infact I normally love writing. This is something that is very hard to tell family and friends. 

Most of you don't know this, but on the 16th of October at around 13:15 I was diagnosed with Leukaemia, which I am sure most of you know is a type of cancer. 


When my doctor told me my reaction could only be described as a "greek woman crying in the street" - not my own words. I was devistated, and still am. 


BUT 


Here are the plus sides!

  • My cancer is at a very early stage known as "pre-leukaemia" which means it is much easier to treat
  • I have baffled every blood specialist doctor in the land, as all my blood counts have continued to rise over the past few months which means my body seems to want to  fight against the disease. 
  • I have the best support from friends and family I could ever ask for.
  • I have my own hospital room with a tv, fridge and en suite awfully fancy.
  • I was given a choice of putting off getting treatment for a few months or I could get it started now, so here I am in my hospital bed.
So yes, LOADS of positives and I am very lucky in someways. If I hadn't gone to the doctors about my tonsillitis a few months back, and they hadn't taken blood I would have never know about this and it could have got progressively worse. Weird thing is that i have no symptoms of Leukaemia I FEEL FINE.

Speaking of bluuud. LOOK HOW MUCH I JUST HAD TO GIVE. Thats a lot, Im used to just a few tubes.




Every time I tell someone I get asked hundreds of questions that some of them I don't even know the answer off. So I thought I would just write it down so you can hear the answers from moi.

QUESTION TIME
will you loose your hair? Yes, however I've told Jules (my mum) that I will be needing lash extensions and a wig (provided by Teenage Cancer Trust and Charlie Miller)

how long will your treatment last? 6 months...


I am just about to start my treatment in the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. I know a lot of your live near by or nearish to there. Visit me if you wish (please do I am here for a month!!:) - my plea for company.

I was inspired to write this blog by Laura Gibson, a girl who was diagnosed with lymphoma (a similarish blood cancer) a couple of years ago. When I found out about Laura's cancer, I was so shocked. I followed her blog and always wondered how she did it. She was so positive and still is! She is a massive inspiration to me. Never did I think I would be in this position today, about 15 percent of scotlands 5 million people are youngsters, only 180 young people in Scotland get diagnosed with cancer every year. Nice one Rachel.

Anyway, over my 6 months of treatment I intent to create a very open, insightful and funny blog. I don't know if insightful is the right choice of word here but HAY HO HO POSITIVITY. I may even do a video blog at sometime (As you can imagine I have a lot of time on my hands)

Comments

  1. Stay positive Rachel, see you Friday! Canny wait..better have my cuppa ready ;)!xx

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  2. so proud of you wee cuz :) cant wait to come and see you love you xxxxxxxx

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  3. Just read your whole blog (from end to start), Rachel. The way you wrote about what could be a seriously depressing issue was really sound. Your attitude seems brilliant. You're a talented writer too. Keep up the good work.

    Ross

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