I think it frequently can lead to some kind of insecurity. I was a carefree 19 yr old, travelling the world thinking I was invisible. Then all of a sudden I had cancer. My life was put on hold, my busy social life and travelling became trips to the oncologist, medication, and practically housebound. My elbow length long blonde hair had to be cut and eventually fell out, eyebrows and then my long eyelashes became sparse. I became a shell of what and who I was. I had no energy and was sick all the time. I was always popular with many many friends, they all turned their back on me when I got sick. It felt as though they thought they could catch it from me. I was told my fertility would likely be affected. I knew I wanted to be a mami, so that hurt me the most.

It was tough making a recovery, I would have frequent panic attacks and didn't want to leave my house. But I built myself up, I focused my goal on getting back to college at the start of the next academic year, and got myself a flat away from home and commuted to school so I could regain my independence. And with a lot of hard work, I graduated with a first class honours degree.

Good on you for having a little joke with him, eat that ow!

You focus on recovering smile


Me 26 H 25
M 4
T 5
Baby born 4/14
BD: 1/15
EA: 2/15
PA: 4/15
reconciling: 4/15
ILYBINILWY- 11/15
ILY-1/16
ILYBNILWY 4/16
ILY 6/16
ILYBINILWY 6/16
Baby due 3/17
BD 8/16