Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label survivor

Cancer Sucks

Peritonitis Wednesday 23 November 2016 saw Ryan's first check-up with the GP nurse since being discharged after his emergency surgery, which is a whole other story that I will tell in a separate post titled  Peritonitis .  On the way to the GP surgery in the car , Ryan begins a conversation and it goes something like this: Cancer Sucks Me: You need to write us a blog post-Ryan about your cancer, can we do that? Ry: Cancer sucks, don't get it! Me: That's it? That's your advice for anyone reading our blog. I doubt anyone reading this is actually looking for ways to get cancer. Ry: I had so many problems growing up, trying to cope with my autism and now this lymphoma thing. I haven't been a very good child , have I? Me: Don't ever say that. You are perfectly awesome. You have been dealt a poor hand of cards, I won't lie and you need to bluff your way through. Ry: I know what you mean mum. I am going all-in on a high card. How amazing is this  15-year-