Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Memory Lane

One year has passed since I was diagnosed with this disease. I approach it quite differently now than I did before. Last year my only thought was how I was going to make it through six months of chemo. Not once did it cross my mind that the treatment might not work. Now I wonder how I'm going to make it at all. I'm completely focused on beating this. Getting a clean PET scan means the world to me. The doctors tell me my chances that the stem cell transplant will work are 50%. All of a sudden this doesn't feel like the "good cancer" anymore...

Anyway, being bored as I am, I've decided to post a few pictures that I took during the ABVD treatment in summer 2010. I photographed myself and how my hair was gradually falling. With ICE chemotherapy it has been a different story all together. My hair fell off on 5th June 2011 at once. I'm bald as a baby. The last photo is of  today in the hospital. It feels weird to be completely hairless, but hey, if that's what it takes to cure me, I'm all for it. Bigger guns for nastier cells. Bring it on.
June 2010: Before ABVD treatment


July 2010:
After two ABVD chemotherapy sessions.
My hair is starting to look like a mess.


August 2010: the hair is thinning already.
After this picture I
started to wear hats.
In November shaved it short.



TA-DAA. This is me today! Oh dear.
Also feeling slightly nauseous.





Lähettänyt klo

4 comments:

  1. inaJune 8, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    Vilket fint inlägg Lau. Man växer med sina utmaningar, hur helvetiska de än är. Inget ont som inte för något gott med sig. Och bra att det är ordentliga gifter du får, så att det säkert tar kol på alla elaka eländigheter i dig. Sen blir det bra. Och imorgon ska du roa dig med att läsa Hbl och om den tröga regeringsbildaren. Heh... KRAMKRAMKRAM! Kan knappt vänta att jag får träffa dig igen. Idag orkar jag inte tänka eller skriva på finska. Och lite språkliga utmaningar ska du ju ha.

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  2. laulau_laulauJune 8, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    kram ina och tack att du finns där alltid. jag har förstått allt du har skrivit. yay! och whaddayaknow, kanske nästa gången när vi träffas kan vi tala svenska. (glups.) heheh. okej, jag behöver nog ett par öl innan...

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  3. AnonymousJune 9, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    Huh huh, sulla on kyllä todellakin oikea asenne, ihan mahtavaa että jaksat tsepmata ja pysyä positiivisena kaiken tuon kokemuksen keskellä you go girl! Un abrazo grande
    Katy

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  4. meriJune 11, 2011 at 1:04 AM

    Yo veo a la misma Lau en todas las fases... así que pronto tendremos una nueva saliendo una vez más del capullo y renovada.
    Un abrazo enorme desde Chile de Félix, mío y los trillizos!!

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