Ever since April 6, 2011, my entire life has been flipped upside down. When they say life throws you curveballs when you least expect it they were right. In my case I feel like I had a baseball bat hit me right in the face. On Wednesday, April 6, I awoke to a frantic voicemail on my cellphone from my dad saying my sister had been hospitalized. There was a lot of fluid in her chest, compressing her left lung so badly she could barely breathe. The liquid was immediately removed and her lung re-inflated. She had to stay in the hospital until Friday April 8 due to various tests. They ended up having to do a biopsy and the results were something I never expected.
Unfortunately it came back that my sister was diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease, Type 2. This is a type of cancer of the blood and is most common in girls her age or middle aged women. My sister is 25 and has always been healthy as an ox so when the news reached me this past week I was devastated.
My sister met with the oncologist this past week and he told her that she has a HIGH change of survival, 90% survival rate. This is because it was caught early, hasn't spread, and she is so young. She is starting chemotherapy treatments at the end of April and they will continue until October.
It has been very hard to come to terms with all of this. My sister is my best friend and is like the other half of my heart, so it crushes me to see her going through this pain. I feel like I am on the outside looking in.
I hate that she is going to lose her hair.
I hate they are going to be pumping chemicals into her body.
I hate that she is going to get sick and weak over the course of the summer after she has worked her ass off in graduate school this year.
It is NOT fair...but I cannot question it or dwell on it.
The Hodgkins is reality, it IS there, and it is not going away overnight.
It has taken many tearful days, support of friends, and swift maturing on my part to realize that I KNOW she is going to be okay because...
Even though she will lose her hair she is still my beautiful sister.
Sickly or strong I love her and will do anything for her.
I will be there to support her any way I can and to make this treatment process as bearable and comfortable for her as possible.
I KNOW she will be okay because she is a fighter and tough as nails.
I just ask for the support of anyone on the TMF who offers it.
My friends on here are wonderful and I love you all. Please keep my sister and family in your thoughts and prayers.
She will be fine and will survive this, but I still feel like there is a huge knot in my chest and a pain in my heart.
I have accepted it yet I am still devastated.
I know I will come out stronger after this intense experience for my family. I know it will bring us closer together.
So please cherish everyone who is precious to you and never take it for granted. Never take your own health and the health of your family and friends for granted.
Life is precious as is love of family and friends.
Thank you all for your kindness.
~P
Unfortunately it came back that my sister was diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease, Type 2. This is a type of cancer of the blood and is most common in girls her age or middle aged women. My sister is 25 and has always been healthy as an ox so when the news reached me this past week I was devastated.
My sister met with the oncologist this past week and he told her that she has a HIGH change of survival, 90% survival rate. This is because it was caught early, hasn't spread, and she is so young. She is starting chemotherapy treatments at the end of April and they will continue until October.
It has been very hard to come to terms with all of this. My sister is my best friend and is like the other half of my heart, so it crushes me to see her going through this pain. I feel like I am on the outside looking in.
I hate that she is going to lose her hair.
I hate they are going to be pumping chemicals into her body.
I hate that she is going to get sick and weak over the course of the summer after she has worked her ass off in graduate school this year.
It is NOT fair...but I cannot question it or dwell on it.
The Hodgkins is reality, it IS there, and it is not going away overnight.
It has taken many tearful days, support of friends, and swift maturing on my part to realize that I KNOW she is going to be okay because...
Even though she will lose her hair she is still my beautiful sister.
Sickly or strong I love her and will do anything for her.
I will be there to support her any way I can and to make this treatment process as bearable and comfortable for her as possible.
I KNOW she will be okay because she is a fighter and tough as nails.
I just ask for the support of anyone on the TMF who offers it.
My friends on here are wonderful and I love you all. Please keep my sister and family in your thoughts and prayers.
She will be fine and will survive this, but I still feel like there is a huge knot in my chest and a pain in my heart.
I have accepted it yet I am still devastated.
I know I will come out stronger after this intense experience for my family. I know it will bring us closer together.
So please cherish everyone who is precious to you and never take it for granted. Never take your own health and the health of your family and friends for granted.
Life is precious as is love of family and friends.
Thank you all for your kindness.
~P
