Remission

Dear Melody,
I wish you all the very best for your operation my son has just been diagnosed with stage 2A HD and has had his first dose of Chemo like you we are so scared but we must stay positive my prayers and thoughts are with you...

I will say a special prayer for your son. I seem to be doing very well other than fatigue while recuperating from my partial gastrectemy. I go back for my follow up P.E.T. scan and EGD in May. Good luck and keep me posted please! I care!

Like yourself Mally my son has just been diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin's Disease he gets his second dose of Chemo this Tuesday it really helped me to read your letter as I have never been so scared in all my life...please keep me posted on your daughter's progress...I wish you all well.....Margaret

Nice to receive your message Margaret Mary. Sorry to hear about your son but unfortunately we have not say in these matters and I am glad that my message was able to give you a little respite. But I must say that it is a long battle, with very good days and not so good ones, and it is hard for other to understand unless you are a parent with a child suffering from this desease. I am sure you think as I do that if we could we would change places with them in a second, but again life does not work that way. My daughter just completed her 6th chemo treatment and still no side effects except the hair loss. Her lump has completely dessapeared on her neck and this after the 1st treatment and after the 8th chemo she will have a complete check up - scans etc... to see where we are at and if we will be able to complete the chemo after the 12 recommended treatments. It's a hard battle as a mother and it is not something we accept, but we must learn to live with the situation and not forget that laughter is the best medicine. Love and laughter is what helps my daughter get through the trying days. Must keep your chin up at all times and think positive. Wish you well on your journey and will keep your son in my prayers.
Wishing you all the best.
Mally

Hi Robert,
It has been a great inspiration to me reading your letter's my son has just been diagnosed with stage 2A Hodgkins and I have never been so scared in all my life what makes it harder is he lives in Australia and we are in Scotland we have been over to see him and will be going back in June but it so hard having this distance between us, he has had 2 out of 6 doses of Chemo and has 1month of raduim to get it was so good to hear your story knowing that you have come through it...I wish you continual good health...Margaret

I couldn't agree with you more Robbie. I had a cantalope sized mass in my upper left chest and I have just recently gone into remission. Support and faith in God and a fighting spirit definatly worked for me!!!