September is childhood cancer awareness month (and the 15th is my birthday).
When I was six, I was diagnosed with germination cell cancer of the ovaries. It was in my chest cavity, collapsed my left lung, and pushed my heart into my right lung. Doctors told me this type of cancer is so rare that there is an average of only three diagnosed cases a year, and of those three, usually only one survives.
Since it's so rare, the type of chemo I had was experimental at the time. Doctor's didn't know if it would save my life or kill me. Thankfully, though, I'm now going on 23 years of being cancer-free.
When I was six, I was diagnosed with germination cell cancer of the ovaries. It was in my chest cavity, collapsed my left lung, and pushed my heart into my right lung. Doctors told me this type of cancer is so rare that there is an average of only three diagnosed cases a year, and of those three, usually only one survives.
Since it's so rare, the type of chemo I had was experimental at the time. Doctor's didn't know if it would save my life or kill me. Thankfully, though, I'm now going on 23 years of being cancer-free.
