Apr 05, 2017 at 01:32 pm

Update from Melanie - April 5

Update posted by Jackie OConnor

Good morning! Mel just sent this update and picture and asked me to share with you all.
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So here I am waiting for round 4 of chemo. Today I start a new type of chemo and I am scared shitless (pardon my language). When i heard the words "you have cancer" a few things rang through my mind. Will my kids grow up without a mom? Will I be leaving my husband a young widow? Will my mom have to bury her daughter? I now know that I'm not going to die and I'm going to fight as hard as I can to make sure these fears do not become a reality. Everyone says fight! And trust me I am. Chemo, surgery and radiation are all scary but I truly believe that waiting periods and the unknown of cancer are harder then the actual steps of beating it. So as I sit here so scared of this new treatment I will prob look back at this and realize that yes it was bad but not as bad as I thought it would be. I'm blessed to have a supporting husband, two beautiful kids who are my world and team of family and friends who literally do anything they can to make me smile. So yes I'm scared, but I got this!!! See you on the other side of this with a smile for days and a bigger heart.


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