I never thought that I would so casually say, ‘as long as
its not cancer, I can manage’ or ‘it is better than the alternative – dying’.
However, this has become my reality. It has become my mantra this week.
As those that follow the Dear Melanoma Facebook Page would
know, I have had a bit of a rough trot emotionally. However, this last week I
have had some scans and tests that fall outside my normal scheduled trial
scans. Enter stress, fear, worry and absolute panic mode.
The last month I have been Ms Twitchy McTwitch. I randomly
developed a twitch that is the epitome of annoying. Most (lets be honest,
pretty much everyone) that I mentioned it to felt the need to share their story
of how they often have twitches and it is due to stress or fatigue. I am very
well aware that this may be the case as it is not the first twitch that I have
had in my almost 24 years, but what sets my special twitch apart is the fact
that I have CANCER – CANCER IN MY BRAIN. For me, it is not quite so easy to
dismiss it as just fatigue or stress, but instead I fear that this may be an
indicator that something is happening in that brain of mine or potentially
could be a sign that the cancer has spread to my spinal chord.
