Hi Everyone

So I have officially got past my one year milestone I feel like I should be celebrating but that is certainly not the case...............(I am no longer fortunate enough if you can call it that to take life for granted cancer/illness strips you of that complacency). I had I good Christmas I spent two weeks in Florida with my daughter my 23rd birthday was not celebrated significantly but it marked the day I was discharged from hospital after my tumour was removed and reconstructive surgery 13/Janurary a day to remember for all the wrong reasons but every birthday that I have now will remind me of how far I have come through my cancer journey well I have also made a lot of changes in my life hopefully for the better forming friendships and ending friendships embarking on new stuff of all kinds and it is all because of the cancer I try and look at the ordeal as more of a blessing in disguise and yes I know I my voice will never make "normal sounds" and the right side of my face will not move the same way it did before and yes I still have a change in the colour of my skin pigmentation because of radiotherapy and yes I still have a massive scar on my hip and no the bald patch of hair has not yet grown back and will not ever look like any of my old photos and off course I still have my bad days
But to be honest those aspects of me do not make me who I am they are not my life soul and my heart I am surprisingly more comfortable with who I am than I have ever been before I have accepted me...I owe it to myself and my daughter to be happy with myself and make the most of the cards I am dealt and then everything else will follow

Wishing you all happiness and good health we all deserve it stay positive
Mel x

hi mel
a very positive post that will help many people... i wish you good luck and take care

jeff

Well done that lady!

Think of "the Pink Panther" - every day in every way I feel better and better

I hope the recovery procedure keeps working in the right direction.

Good luck - Pete