Here Comes the Sun gala

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the gala organized by a friend I made when I got diagnosed. Jen is quite the inspiration to me and many others. She had been batteling leukaemia for 6 long years and she is now officially cancer free after her stem cell transplant. 

At this event benefiting the LLSC organized my her and her family, an impressive 21000$ was raised! 

I have to admit I got emotional when they called to the front all the nurses that were there for her along with her doctor. I was just so overwhelmed. To think that my two years seem like forever and she has been fighting from 14 to 20 and it's finally over! And with all that she founds the strength and motivation to raise money for the cause. Amazing! 

Other than the obvious wonderful feeling I got from being surrounded with people well aware of the cause and what many of us are going through, I had a wonderful time. It was nice to dress up for a change and be proudly bald! The event was wonderfully organized and if this becomes and annual thing I will most definitely be attending every year! 

Half way through the hardest part

The next few days marks one midway point in in my treatment. Not THE midway point, unfortunately. 

For those of you who are unfamiliar: there are 4 phases to my treatment (leukemia is a stubborn and very annoying cancer) 

Phase one was the month and a half I spent at the hotpital. 

Phase 2 was 3 weeks of very uncomfortable spiral taps. 

Phase 3 is the 6 month part called the "intensification phase" and let me tell you; intensification is an understatement. This is the phase I'm half way done. 

Phase 4 is the longest (18 months) but I've been told it gets easier during this phase. But let's not get to excited, I still will have to undergo chemo therapy every week but in smaller doses. Also my hair should start growing back, which should help with the mental image of my self always looking sick. 

Hopefully I will be able to go back to work part time. Feel like I'm moving forward in my life instead of glueing my face to Netflix. 

This post may not be light harded and food oriented, but it's an update. I guess it's good to point out these small milestones that help me remember I'm moving forward. 

P.s. This is a painting of me that my dear sister in law gave me for Christmas/my birthday. Little reminder that I will go back to that brightness one day!