In 2009, after only 5 months of being married to Joe, the man of my dreams, we got devastating news...I had CANCER. A.L.L Which is acute lymphoblastic leukemia
I was in shock. How can I have cancer? I'm a newlywed. I'm in college. I'm not even 25. What will this mean? I want to be a newlywed, I want children someday, I don't want to be sick, I don't want to have Cancer.
We faced this journey head on. We listened and trusted our doctors. We followed the plan we were given. I went through 2 years of chemotherapy, radiation, spinal taps, medication, the whole 9 yards. Not to brag or anything, but I was a champ. I was determined to get better and beat this monster so I could have the normal life I had always wanted.
June 28 2011, I was told I was "cancer free." Ecstatic would be an understatement. No more chemo, no more drugs etc etc...The best news of all was that we could start trying to have children. There were no guarantees that I could even get pregnant, But you better believe we were going to try.
After letting my body regulate itself for some time, we got the BEST.NEWS.EVER. Baby Grayson was en route. I loved feeling the little life I created inside of me. Even better though, I loved meeting him for the first time. Being a mom is the greatest gift.
A series of unfortunate events started to unravel in June of this year. I was given the news that the beastly creature named "Cancer" was back. Why? How could this be? Wasn't the first time enough? What is my prognosis? What about my brand-new-family? The list goes on. I am worried and scared. But I am also a fighter.
Britsky's Battle has become a full fledged war. I will face this battle just like the last. I will listen to my doctors. I will trust my Heavenly Father. I will undergo my bone marrow transplant.
I'm am truly fighting for my life. I am fighting for my son. I am fighting for my husband. I am fighting for me.
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