Cancer Journey Of A 15 Year Old

This story begins way past last January 2020. One morning I realized that I lumped my neck area. It didn't bother me much because it was tiny. But a few months past I noticed that the lumped area around my neck was swollen five times than the last time. This time I became a bit worried and told my parents about it. I was said to have a biopsy as advised by the doctor. At that time I didn't even know what a biopsy was. The biopsy results came but my parents didn't tell me what had happened. Starting that day I had been going through an end number of blood tests and it was tiresome. Then finally the day came when I had been told that I had cancer. That was a weird moment for me because my mind was not ready to accept what was told to me right now. I didn't know if I should cry or get angry. And the fact that I was given this news one day before my birthday made it even worse.

Then after a while, I started to accept the fact that I had cancer and I can't do anything about it but go through the pain. I was started with my treatment right away. I was given twelve chemotherapies. My long hair which I cherished the most, was all gone. The fact that I had cancer didn't bother me as much as the fact that my hair was gone. During the treatment, I realized that how unhealthy my lifestyle was. I didn't use to eat any fruits, greens, or dry fruits. It made me feel very guilty about myself. Even though those six months were like a nightmare for me, I am doing pretty fine right now. I learned a really important lesson from this disease that we should always love ourselves and care for ourselves. Now I wonder if I should call these six months a curse or a boon!