My Story

This is a part of my life I don't share with everyone but I now am accepting the facts and appreciate my life that I have.
While I was in America I was diagnosed with a Medulloblastoma the size of a twenty cent piece. It is a brain tumor that is found in the Cerebellum (the back of the brain).

There is a 5 year survival rate of 63% and a 10 year survival rate of 38%. Because of the size and the position of the tumor I was given two years to live. They suggested that there was a very poor chance of survival. I went through very intensive chemo and radiation on a limb of the doctors, they where not confident but they wanted to try. After multiple rounds of chemo and hell on earth they saw that the tumor had shrunk it was some what exciting but it was still there. I was put through more chemo after a short break all of this over 2 years. I was told the only thing left was a little scar tissue. This is an amazing result. In most cases similar to mine there is not much of any chance.

As a result of the chemo, and the amount and intensity I was told that there was a very small chance that I would be able to have children and would most certainly have to have IVF treatments to conceive.

It has been 3 years since I have been given the all clear. I have naturally conceived 3 times. Unfortunately we had a miscarriage but we have one healthy happy baby and soon to be another one.

Anyway that is my story. I have decided to share because my most recent scan has shown that I am still 100% healthy and I couldn't ask for anything more. I am thankful for everyday that I have lived but it has become more apparent since this part of my life. I cant even imagine only living until I was 20 never being married, never having my beautiful son and never seeing him grow up. But I don't like to think like this because I am healthy, happy, loved and in love.