What do I want for Christmas? Hmmm.... actually, I have a lot on my Christmas Wishlist!!! 1. "Fantasia" and "Serene" adult coloring books by Nicholas F. Chandrawienata! These coloring books are so amazing! I discovered Nicholas on Instagram and he is super talented. If you look at his hand-illustrated artworks, you will be blown away by such amazing talent. 2. Prismacolor Pencils 150...
Today I finally said "NO" to surgery and chemotherapy. Today was supposed to be the day of my surgery. For the past few weeks, I've been getting prepped up for my operation, which is a procedure called Splenectomy, where the surgeons will remove my spleen. I've been getting all my needed vaccinations, and my hematologist has made arrangements with the hospital's blood bank...
Happy Birthday to me! Can't believe it's my birthday. My first one as a person living with cancer. Will it also be my last? I used to love birthdays. But now, birthdays are kind of bittersweet. I am glad to celebrate another birthday, but also feeling sad that it might be the last one I will ever have. What do I wish for...
Credits: Brooke Shaden Photography Surgery. One word that is scary for some, and not so scary for others. For me it's the former. You ask why. It's because as a nurse, I've seen so many surgeries and they aren't a pleasant sight to see. I've heard so many whispered stories about complications in the O.R... Stories of people never waking up from the...
Today has been a very emotional day. I feel like a little child - helpless, powerless, fearful and vulnerable in a world that's unsafe and uncertain. Today I've been told that surgery is imminent. I cannot dodge it. It is the only path for me if I am to survive. My bone marrow biopsy came out negative, which is awesome news. And my...
I remember when I was a child, there was this song that the music teacher taught me and my classmates in school. For some reason it's been playing over and over again in my head, and it's bringing back a lot of happy memories when I was a child. Back when I was really young, I wanted to grow up really fast so...
