How my story starts out:
In mid-1999, I started feeling low energy and just not right. I started out by going to my GP, who diagnosed me with low testosterone. I started taking supplements for 4 months, but I wasn’t getting any better. Growing lumps on the side of my neck! This went on for 4 months, and my mother stood up and said, ‘You need to see another doctor!’ Mothers know best. I took her advice and went to see an ear, nose, and throat doctor on my birthday, almost death day, 12/28/1999. He took one look at my lumps and said, ‘I would like to take you across to the hospital and get a biopsy right now.’
We did, and it came back positive for cancer. Immediately, I went to an oncologist who accurately diagnosed me with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, high grade stage 4 and low grade. I wanted a 2nd opinion, of course. My oncologist said yes by all means, but we need to start treatment ASAP, you do not have a lot of time.
I decided to start treatment within that week, and that is why I am here today! I was cancer-free, so I thought; I had a relapse in 12/2004. The high-grade lymphoma was cured; however, the low grade was not. There is no cure for the low grade as of yet. I did the 4-month chemo regime and went back into remission.
Again, I relapsed in 4/2010 and finished chemo on 8/24/2010. I am now in remission again.
Again, I relapsed in 10/2018 and found only one tumor. They used photon radiation, which caused low damage and side effects to the rest of my body in my neck. I am now in remission again.
Hopefully, we will have a permanent cure with your help, volunteers that fundraise.
I am now volunteering and public speaking for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. My company website now has a Cancer Survivor blog at www.CountyProperties.net/cancer-survivor, which I will keep updating with the latest information, activities for cancer support, and information.
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