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This evening my good friend @PhelanVicky started a thread about #ReasonsToBeGrateful that remind us what we already have, despite living in an era where so much seems to be taken away.
Here's mine (1)
Here's mine (1)
I have the gift of life. Nearly 3 years ago I was told I had terminal #Cancer & apart from chemotherapy, nothing more could be done. Get my affairs in order they said (2)
One man, my urologist thought different & sent me to Belgium for radical surgery that in conjunction with radiotherapy has not only extended, but given me a quality of life I could only have dreamt of a few short years ago. (3)
#ReasonsToBeGrateful A long (but good) thread...
On this date, two years ago, on Mon, April 16, 2018, I received my first infusion of Pembrolizumab, the lifesaving immunotherapy drug that has not only kept me alive but living with a quality of life I did not think was possible
On this date, two years ago, on Mon, April 16, 2018, I received my first infusion of Pembrolizumab, the lifesaving immunotherapy drug that has not only kept me alive but living with a quality of life I did not think was possible
with terminal cancer.
I honestly thought that I would be spending my final months sick in bed and, possibly in a hospital or a hospice.
But, this drug has given me my life back. Apart from one stint in hospital in February 2019, I have been living my life like everyone else.
I honestly thought that I would be spending my final months sick in bed and, possibly in a hospital or a hospice.
But, this drug has given me my life back. Apart from one stint in hospital in February 2019, I have been living my life like everyone else.
OK, Iām not running marathons or even close but I am able to get out for a walk every day and I am living my life, not waiting to die.
I made it to Orlando with my kids in August 2018 and to New Zealand last December for the holiday of a lifetime. In between, I have taken every
I made it to Orlando with my kids in August 2018 and to New Zealand last December for the holiday of a lifetime. In between, I have taken every
