Keep Hope Alive (But Don’t Think It Will Be Easy)
One of my friends who is has been battling cancer longer than me told me the mental game is actually the hardest part of fighting cancer. And I agree. I’ve also been told that staying positive and optimistic is the only way to get through It. I can definitely see that, but it can be pretty goddamn hard! A lot has happened since my last entry, but quite frankly, I just haven’t felt like writing anything. (Good thing I’m not an author!). I finished my entire first batch of chemo, rang the bell, celebrated that milestone, enjoyed some level of remission (we knew the chemo wasn’t going to bring total remission on its own), enjoyed my family, my work, and got some solid rehearsals in.The original tumor I could see on my lower left jaw was still there, but had definitely improved a lot over the course of the chemo… right up until it didn’t. It started to get bigger again, to the point that I could see it grow on a daily basis. Holy Shit!!! Was all that cancer I just spent all that che...