No, I still have cancer, but the bone scan is clear, the lung scan is clear and so is the liver... You have no idea how relieved I am and how absurdly happy... Absurdly so because, of course, I still have a life threatening disease, it has spread still to my lymph nodes and I shall still have chemotherapy, an operation and radiotherapy, but I do feel at least 10 years younger...
I now only have a disease, and diseases are beatable. I can and will do this for the sake of my job, for the sake of my children and above all, for my sake. I have children to bring up, I have a book to write and hundreds of thousands of children to teach and I will do it...
I see the oncologist on Tuesday now, and I start chemo on Friday which is my birthday.. Talk about irony!
Thank you all for your kind wishes, emails and comments. I really do feel heartened by reading them and palpably sense all the good and kind wishes coming my way.
Thank you so very much,
Minerva
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That's big, beautiful news, my sweet bird.
I'm very glad you can begin treatment immediately. This is one crazy birthday for you!
xo
Glad the cancer hasn't spread. Keep up with the "fighting" attitude!!
I am so happy Minerva!!
My kids and I prayed together for you this morning and last night.
You will remain in our prayers until the day you are told your body is cancer-free!
(((HUGS)))
3T
Yes, keep up the battle, many have prooven it can be won ! Congratulations on the positive results
fucking fantabulous!!!!!
i remember the sigh of relief everytime a test came back clear...wow...
wishing you -
peace...
Thank God Minerva. That is good news, and as you say with such courage, diseases can be beaten.
I'm sure you have and are thoroughly investigating all the literature you can lay your hands on. I would like to suggest a book, which you may have already discovered but if not, may contain helpful and supportive advice.
It's called 'Your Life in Your Hands: Understanding, Preventing and Overcoming Breast Cancer' by Jane Plant. Amazon do a 24 hour dispatch and if memory serves, it's core stock at Waterstones and all the big bookselling names.
For your birthday, some Rumi:
'Water doesn't lose purity
because of a bit of weed.
The weeds float on the surface;
the pure water flows on undisturbed'
Health and vitality are your base state and you will beat this. Your body has infinite intelligence and an awesome healing power. Focus your intention upon that, and we will too.
You're in my prayers and thoughts.
With my love.
I didn't cry before but I am now. This is wonderful news and brings great hope that you just have a process to get through and then you can put it behind you.
I bet it still won't be easy but sounds like you have a purpose to keep focussed on.
((((Hugs))))
Minerva, that's great. Not great that you will still have to undergo the chemo, but great that you will fight this thing and beat it. I am very happy to hear this-I've sort of grown fond of you, in a HTML kinda way ;)
Absolutely great.
yes, your birthday is ironic for starting chemo...a new life start?
I am so very glad for you. The bones would have been bad, and the liver would have been bad also. I know a lady very well that went through this in her thirties. She is now in her seventies and she just found out that she has cancer again. It is now in her bones, but chemo is so much better now and she will take a pill each day. She is doing well and the cancer is going away for the moment. I don't know if this is hopeful to you, but for her to have been cancer free for all of these years and to be beating it again in her seventies makes me feel more positive than ever that you can do this thing.
I'm so so so so so pleased at your news.
You are right, you can beat the disease.
And you will. You have strength, guts, determination and the right positive attitude.
An empowering birthday, no?
With all my love
Minxxxxxxxx
wonderful news!
Go Girl!
And I'm sure you'll look fantastic with a shaved head! Just think of Samantha!
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