The last lecture by Randy Pausch on Oprah

I know I am a tad too late, but for people who might benefit from watching this. Give yourself 11 minutes of a break watching this hoping it might change your life for the next 50years ahead ...

5 years POST Radiotherapy!

Today marks my 5 years POST Radiotherapy!

The 5 years mark is very important to a C patient!

I hope if I can survive next year, I can survive another 30years!!

I am indeed a survivor.

Everyday is really another extra day, fate has given me!!
And fate has been generous!!

Treasure what you have everyday!

Scan Result of 2010

Although I do not understand the result BUT, When you see alot of 'NO', 'Stable', 'Unremarkable', 'Not' and NO NUMBERS on the result slip; IT IS GOOD NEWS!

The doctor is happy with my result!!

And next year result is my FIVE year MARK!

So with this result slip I can claim a 21 days EUROPE trip in 2011. But it looks like we can only go in late 2011 so, my trip will depend on next year result!

Bleah ...

My new buddy, Toto ~

Manitou Cliff Dwelling ...

Unbelievable 2010 already!

2003 - 2010 > 7 years since Diagnosed
2005 - 2010 > 5 years since last treatment

2010 is a big big year for me and 5 years after treatment is a BIG MEGA milestone for a cancer patient, unbelievable but then BELIEVE it! I don't believe in the word 'Remission' SO I SHAN'T use it!

I am still around standing, breathing, eating, and enjoying my life, trying to be as stressfree as possible. There are some inconveniences, there are ups and there are downs but the most important thing is my life is still going ON and I hope to continue doing it. What did I do right? I don't know but then I gave up a part of my life to continue LIVING. I gave up 'working', the 'I want to prove that I can live a normal life attitude' and I just relax and do nothing, but just keep myself and my husband happy. Today I am here standing and happy!

Pray hard my scan will be successful in 2010 and my hubby will have a big pressie for me in 2011!

Will try to update again in JUNE for my next scan and doctor's appointment.

Behind me is the Mexican Meditarrean, yup I start 2010 with a trip to Cancun, Mexico! (All thanks from Huby)

Adios ~

Happy new year to all who still comes round here to take a look ...

Chemotherapy - 8 sessions in total.

Initially 6 Session of CHOP Chemotherapy was decided. The CHO represent 3 different Medicine for IV Drip. So one hour for 1 bag, total 3 hour of drip per therapy. P stands for Prednisoine (Steriod) a oral medicine.

During my Chemotherapy days, I didn't suffered much but I have got a slight complications, there is a clot somewhere and I have to take a blood thinner meds so that my arm doesn't swell up. Still, my side symptons was bearable. I didn't vomit much, I still ate and I didn't have the headache, the stomach or whatever. Just the usual symptons at a pain level maybe of 3/10?

My voice slightly came back in July 2003, I was ectastic because it only meant that the tumour is shrinking and returning my voice back to me.

In August 2003, after my 4th Chemotherapy, I was informed that The lump has reduce to 4 x 3cm. The doctor, suspect it might be scar tissue or I might want to do a Radiotherapy to NICK it at the butt. The doctor also advised me to go for another 2 more round of chemotherapy. But will only be confirm after I finished my 6th session.

In Oct 2003, the lump reduced further to 3x1cm. But because of these size, Dr Lim has decided for me to go for 2 round of chemotherapy and since the tumour is reacting to the Chemotherapy he spare me of going to Radiotherapy. (WHICH i regret till today, I should have gone for it then ...)

With these, I go through Nov 03 and Dec 03 in peace thinking that the nightmare will end in Jan 2004 ...