Yep.
Might sound a bit weird, but, if you're going to get cancer (like people plan for it, lol...), get it in Boston. We've got some of the best treatment facilities in the country here, for all ages.
cancer sucks
this is me and my kinda sorta girlfriend at a wedding back in september. she had hodgkin's lymphoma at the time, and was having a really bad week, but insisted on going to the wedding anyway. at this point, she'd lost a lot of her hair and decided to dye it red because she thought she was going to lose all of it to chemotherapy.. she didn't lose much more than this, though, and now that she's in remission with only two chemo sessions left, it'll grow back soon.
this is what she looked like before chemotherapy
I keep telling her that she shouldn't worry about it, because she'll grow her hair back and I won't, but she doesn't take much consolation from that... she keeps saying that she doesn't think she's hot anymore, and nothing I can do can convince her that she is, or that there's so much more to her than that anyway...
I've been going with her to Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston every two weeks for chemotherapy, and starting in January she has to go in 5 days a week for 3.5 weeks for radiation to get rid of what was once a 3" tumor in the center of her chest, right next to her heart. she has a blood clot in her jugular that's restricting blood flow to or from her brain and has to take a blood thinner shot once a day. she was on oxy contin but has dropped that and is now taking percoset several times a day. it's not a pleasant thing to go through, and trying to be there for her knowing there's nothing I can do has been a little hard.
telloran
20 years ago
Calimaryn
20 years ago
Good for you Drae for being such a wonderful guy and helping her through this. I think she looks fabulous in both pictures! Good thoughts to you both on a speedy and easy full recovery.
Calimaryn
20 years ago
Good for you Drae for being such a wonderful guy and helping her through this. I think she looks fabulous in both pictures! Good thoughts to you both on a speedy and easy full recovery.
Vex
20 years ago
Draeg, she is beautiful.
Cancer is something hard to deal with. And i sincerely hope she keeps it gone after all she's gone through.
I watched a show about a child who had a chiari 1 malformation of her brain, which caused severe crippling migraines, she couldn't walk. she became a recluse and damn near suicidal. They had to crack her head open and operate, and after that she couldn't look in the mirror without feeling so ugly and scarred. Her mom convinced her to set up a photoshoot with a real photographer, get the makeup and the hair done, and take some photos, to see really how beautiful she was. She ended up becoming a model.
Maybe if your girl does this, she can see she isnt ugly, and the cancer has changed her for the worse.
She really is gorgeous, i'm not a fan of blondes but she wears it well. Even better with the auburn hair.
Cancer is something hard to deal with. And i sincerely hope she keeps it gone after all she's gone through.
I watched a show about a child who had a chiari 1 malformation of her brain, which caused severe crippling migraines, she couldn't walk. she became a recluse and damn near suicidal. They had to crack her head open and operate, and after that she couldn't look in the mirror without feeling so ugly and scarred. Her mom convinced her to set up a photoshoot with a real photographer, get the makeup and the hair done, and take some photos, to see really how beautiful she was. She ended up becoming a model.
Maybe if your girl does this, she can see she isnt ugly, and the cancer has changed her for the worse.
She really is gorgeous, i'm not a fan of blondes but she wears it well. Even better with the auburn hair.
Vex
20 years ago
Draeg, she is beautiful.
Cancer is something hard to deal with. And i sincerely hope she keeps it gone after all she's gone through.
I watched a show about a child who had a chiari 1 malformation of her brain, which caused severe crippling migraines, she couldn't walk. she became a recluse and damn near suicidal. They had to crack her head open and operate, and after that she couldn't look in the mirror without feeling so ugly and scarred. Her mom convinced her to set up a photoshoot with a real photographer, get the makeup and the hair done, and take some photos, to see really how beautiful she was. She ended up becoming a model.
Maybe if your girl does this, she can see she isnt ugly, and the cancer has changed her for the worse.
She really is gorgeous, i'm not a fan of blondes but she wears it well. Even better with the auburn hair.
Cancer is something hard to deal with. And i sincerely hope she keeps it gone after all she's gone through.
I watched a show about a child who had a chiari 1 malformation of her brain, which caused severe crippling migraines, she couldn't walk. she became a recluse and damn near suicidal. They had to crack her head open and operate, and after that she couldn't look in the mirror without feeling so ugly and scarred. Her mom convinced her to set up a photoshoot with a real photographer, get the makeup and the hair done, and take some photos, to see really how beautiful she was. She ended up becoming a model.
Maybe if your girl does this, she can see she isnt ugly, and the cancer has changed her for the worse.
She really is gorgeous, i'm not a fan of blondes but she wears it well. Even better with the auburn hair.
Gilae
20 years ago
If you hadn't said she was going through chemo, no one would be able to tell from that picture. The chemo itself and all the medication she is on is apt to be what is causing the low spirits...my mom was pretty depressed when she was going through all of that. It's stressful to say the least.
I think the red is hot!
I think the red is hot!
Gilae
20 years ago
If you hadn't said she was going through chemo, no one would be able to tell from that picture. The chemo itself and all the medication she is on is apt to be what is causing the low spirits...my mom was pretty depressed when she was going through all of that. It's stressful to say the least.
I think the red is hot!
I think the red is hot!
Guest
20 years ago
I really couldn't tell the diff on those pics, but she is a gorgeous woman in both shots. Cheers to you for being so supportive. I just got back from visiting a friend in the hospital who has leukemia and is waiting for a bone marrow transplant. It's so painful for me to visit her because I can see she's depressed and lonely - it tears me up having to leave and go back home. What's worse is the looming fear of chemo considering I will likely be starting therapy myself. I can only hope I receive as much love and support as I believe you are giving her. I'm sending good thoughts to both of you.
Guest
20 years ago
I really couldn't tell the diff on those pics, but she is a gorgeous woman in both shots. Cheers to you for being so supportive. I just got back from visiting a friend in the hospital who has leukemia and is waiting for a bone marrow transplant. It's so painful for me to visit her because I can see she's depressed and lonely - it tears me up having to leave and go back home. What's worse is the looming fear of chemo considering I will likely be starting therapy myself. I can only hope I receive as much love and support as I believe you are giving her. I'm sending good thoughts to both of you.
Draegloth
20 years ago
Good luck, Ry. I'm not going to lie to you, chemo sucks... but it works.
Thanks everyone for the positive comments.
Thanks everyone for the positive comments.
Draegloth
20 years ago
Good luck, Ry. I'm not going to lie to you, chemo sucks... but it works.
Thanks everyone for the positive comments.
Thanks everyone for the positive comments.
Addi
20 years ago
You're a good man. It's not only the stress of her actually being sick but you also have on your shoulders the emtional stress she has. So someone sticking by someone's side while going through it has 2 things to deal with.
Tell your women though, like others, had you not said she was going through chemo I wouldnt have even known and she looks absolutely beautiful. And she really is lucky. My grandma just finished up the 3.5 weeks of radition 5 days a week following chemo and she lost every bit of her hair.
Tell your women though, like others, had you not said she was going through chemo I wouldnt have even known and she looks absolutely beautiful. And she really is lucky. My grandma just finished up the 3.5 weeks of radition 5 days a week following chemo and she lost every bit of her hair.
Addi
20 years ago
You're a good man. It's not only the stress of her actually being sick but you also have on your shoulders the emtional stress she has. So someone sticking by someone's side while going through it has 2 things to deal with.
Tell your women though, like others, had you not said she was going through chemo I wouldnt have even known and she looks absolutely beautiful. And she really is lucky. My grandma just finished up the 3.5 weeks of radition 5 days a week following chemo and she lost every bit of her hair.
Tell your women though, like others, had you not said she was going through chemo I wouldnt have even known and she looks absolutely beautiful. And she really is lucky. My grandma just finished up the 3.5 weeks of radition 5 days a week following chemo and she lost every bit of her hair.
Draegloth
20 years ago
yeah, she has to go through that in January.. we're going to disney world for new year's eve. she needs something to look forward to between the two ordeals.
Draegloth
20 years ago
yeah, she has to go through that in January.. we're going to disney world for new year's eve. she needs something to look forward to between the two ordeals.
Adiene
20 years ago
You girl is beautiful in both picts. i wouldnt have known anything if you had not mentioned it!
We just went thu chemo with my mum last year (breast cancer) man it is so hard. She lost all her hair but has grown back in so much more thicker and healthy (/envy!)
Ya just got to be strong for em and try your best to keep them encouraged.
We just went thu chemo with my mum last year (breast cancer) man it is so hard. She lost all her hair but has grown back in so much more thicker and healthy (/envy!)
Ya just got to be strong for em and try your best to keep them encouraged.
Adiene
20 years ago
You girl is beautiful in both picts. i wouldnt have known anything if you had not mentioned it!
We just went thu chemo with my mum last year (breast cancer) man it is so hard. She lost all her hair but has grown back in so much more thicker and healthy (/envy!)
Ya just got to be strong for em and try your best to keep them encouraged.
We just went thu chemo with my mum last year (breast cancer) man it is so hard. She lost all her hair but has grown back in so much more thicker and healthy (/envy!)
Ya just got to be strong for em and try your best to keep them encouraged.