Scan results gave me a boost but university work's so hard

Hooray! I finally have some good news for everyone. After weeks of bad things, something good has happened at last. I have had the results to my PET Scan and they were negative which means I have no active cancer cells in my body, so all the bad side effects I have had have all been worth it. I still have to carry on with my treatment until I have been told I can stop but at least I know it is working when I have my down days.

While we are talking about good news. Last Friday I was able to have my chemo as I couldn’t have it the week before because of my bone marrow. My blood count was up at 22, which is even higher than someone who doesn’t have cancer. It felt a bit funny having it again, I think my body thought it was all over after the little delay.

This week I have been trying to carry on with my university work. I graduate this year so I wanted to carry on when I found out I was ill. I thought it would be fine doing my work at home but it’s been hard. I can’t just pop into university to talk to my tutors or go to the library whenever I feel like it to do some work, I have to plan it in advance or suddenly chance my plans if I am ill or tired.

My dissertation is what’s taking the longest. I have to make a documentary on a topic of my choice and I was doing it on Teenage Pregnancy but then I became ill so changed the subject to all about what I am going through but it is really hard. There is more to making and producing a documentary than people think, it isn’t that easy.

I then have my photo journalism module, where I need to take 200 pictures and pick the best 10 and turn them into a feature for a paper or website and finally my work placement module, where I need to evaluate my work experience at Touch Radio in Tamworth last year.

Some days I am either too tired or I cant concentrate. This is because of the chemo fatigue and it’s really frustrating. I have worked so hard over the last 3 years I don’t want to give up and I am only a few weeks away, but I keep thinking am I going to get it done in time. I best do, Mum has already brought my graduation tickets and outfit.