Week 11

YES! It is official I have finished university forever. Today I handed in all my work for the very last time. I can’t believe it. It only feels like yesterday I was starting there all scared and nervous and now look, I have my very own column in a newspaper.

I have loved every minute of being at university. There have been highs and lows but I will have some great memories to take away with me. I have met some lovely people and made friends that I will hopefully keep for the rest of my life.

Now all I have to do is sit and wait one more month to see if I have passed my last year and graduate in July. Fingers crossed I can, Mum’s already brought my outfit and ceremony tickets.

I am a bit upset though as I cannot apply for a big job in Broadcast Journalism till at least six months after my treatment has stopped. This is because it takes about that amount of time for your body to recover and get back to normal.

I had a bit of an eventful trip when I went to get my line flushed last week. I nearly had to have a blood transfusion. I had been feeling a bit tired and drained and had very, very bad stomach ache and the nurse’s thought I might be anemic, so they took a blood test to see if I was. If I were anemic it would mean being admitted into hospital to have a blood transfusion, my worst nightmare.

Those few minutes waiting for the results to come back seem liked hours and I had everything crossed. I really didn’t want to have a blood transfusion. Thankfully my results were okay and my red blood count was fine.

Last Thursday I went for a meal with my girls and I had a lovely time. It was really nice to go out and have a good catch up with them. I miss going out loads with my friends. That’s the down side to having side effects from the treatment they really affect your life.

My weekend away in the Peak District was a nice get away, shame about the weather though. I don’t know what it was like here, but where we were it rained and was cold most of the time. It was nice to not think about being ill and have a change of scenery.

This Friday I have another session of chemo and then the dreaded bone marrow injection the day after. I’m not looking forward to that at all.