Tuesday, April 20, 2010

My birthday is in a few weeks... no, not my legal birthday, but the day I went from living dead to just plain living again. May 1st was my last day of chemo. It's the day I got out of prison... I can't believe it's been a whole year. It feels like just a few months have passed.

Yearly scans May 10th

Graduation show May 7th

Deadline for my senior collection garments: this Friday.

I have been working SO HARD. A whirlwind of work. Stitching still my eyes burn and my fingers bleed (literally!). I pulled an all-nighter, which is requisite college behavior, no? I was able to work through the night but my body retaliated soon after: fever and sweats, a debilitating migraine, and vomiting/heaving for the subsequent weekend. I'm still learning my body's limits, even a year after the fact.

Remember when I was bald? I don't. I can't even recognize myself, it's like I was in utero...

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

You go girl! Is the cancer GONE!!

Levi said...

It's a beautiful photo regardless.
Happy almost anniversary (canceryversary).

ce_squared said...

Happy Birthday! :-) And good luck on your graduation collection. I'm sure it'll be fabulous. Hurray, you!

Anonymous said...

I agree with POD it is still a beautiful photo and you are a beautiful girl! I have been secretly lurking on your blog since it's early days and i'm really happy for you that you're getting everything back on track and most of all you are regaining health!