Hi! This is my very first post on my very first blog, so I thought I'd use this post to introduce myself. I'm ten years old, and I live in Cincinnati, OH. I have Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. LFS is a really rare genetic condition that results in lots of different types of cancer. My doctors say it's a "predisposition" syndrome because LFS doesn't actually *cause* cancer, it just makes it more likely that you *get* cancer. So far, I've only had two different cancers. I had acute lymphoblastic leukemia when I was four years old, but I went into remission at age seven and was in remission until just a few months ago. Now, I have Ewing's Sarcoma in my left leg, but I'm going to beat that too. I decided to make a blog so that everyone can see that my life isn't that different from a normal kid's. Anyway, enough about the cancer.
In my spare time, I enjoy hanging out with my friends, reading, cheerleading, and gymnastics. I love all kinds of animals and want to be a veterinarian someday. My mom says maybe I can get a puppy soon! What kind should I get?
Here are some pics of me:
Christmas 2010, two weeks before diagnosis
Chemo + me = bald
New wig, just before surgery
Today was a nice day, and I felt well enough to go out
Hi Taylor. I'm Abby. My stupid human is typing for me (need fingers to do that, I guess). Anyway, I think anyone can have a dog, you need a shark! I think a shark would be a really cool pet. And if anyone messed with you about your cancer you could get your shark to eat them.
ReplyDeleteWe live in a kinda small apartment. I'm not sure a shark would fit... Maybe I could ask for a turtle though!
ReplyDeleteA turtle is fairly close to dragons, so you should definitely look into one of those! :D
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My mom said no. :( She says that turtles carry salmonella and that she doesn't want us to get sick. :(
ReplyDeleteHi Taylor. It's Kanani. My owner is also typing for me. I'm sorry you have cancer. My owner feels for you because once she had to have a freckle removed because the doctors thought it might have been cancer. She also donated her hair for locks of love and working on doing it again.
ReplyDeleteHi, it me McKenna! I hope you make it through LFS! I think your blog is amazing! Maybe if you have time you could check out mine?! ;)
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