Today I had my radiation mask (just like this) molded to my face as they did a CT scan. We came up with an actual start date now for my treatment. I will be starting my chemo on June 24th and then starting the radiation on the very next day on June 25th. I will be doing the radiation treatment for about 6 weeks, Monday through Friday. The Chemo will be everyday for 6 weeks and then will switch up a little once radiation is finished.
Back in June 2006, the summer before my senior year of high school I started this rollercoaster ride and was diagnosed with Leukemia. Then fast forward two years of treatment with chemo and a few hip surgeries including having both my hips replaced. I still managed to graduate high school in 2007 while fighting cancer and treating. I took 2 years college tuition as my make a wish and determined right there that I was going to beat cancer and be a college graduate. But little did I know that I was going to have another fight with cancer in the form of brain tumor come May 2013. A Grade II astrocytoma to be precise. I ended up having to put college on the back burner to fight this battle and I came out on top again. Now what brings me to why I'm starting this blog. I recently managed to fulfill my dream and graduated college on May 9th 2018. Unfortunately only to find out the very next day that my tumor had come back and appeared to be a higher grade.
