The Good, The Bad & the Ugly

Tyshala Shanae
Aug 6, 2015
2 min read

Hello All!

I know it's been a minute since I've updated you about my health situation; so bear with me cause this will be a long one! But I promise I'll break it down for you!

Thank You!

First off! I just wanted to thank everyone who donated to my gofundme account, the money really helped me pay the rest of my rent, get a storage unit and pay off a few small bills. If you would like to donate click the link below!

Health Update

As you know, I was taking chemo while doing radiation for about 6 weeks, and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Of course I lost my hair one the side of radiation, but that was too be expected. However, I only experienced dizziness from radiation on the very last week of radiation treatment. Below is a timeline of my treatment schedule.

Timeline

Radiation/Chemo Treatment Starts: June 30, 2015

Radiation Ended: May 11, 2015

1st Round of Chemo Completed: May 10, 2015 (120mg)

2nd Round of Chemo: June 23, 2015 - June 27, 2015 (250mg)

3rd Round: Tenative (320mg)

Listed above is the first round of my treatments. I'm done with radiation and don't have to worry about waking up at 6:20 am to be at the hospital every morning. However, I'll still be taking chemo until December.

The Good & The Bad

I had a MRI done about a month ago and no tumor was found, which means radiation and chemo worked and I'm now in remission! After receiving a clear scan I planned on returning to work and taking summer classes so I could return to school in the fall and finish my senior year, however, it didn't go as planned. After taking a higher dosage of chemo I started having extreme fatigue and could barely make it to work. Since then, I've decided it would be best to leave my job so I can be closer to my family when I'm taking chemo medication incase anything happens that I don't expect.

I've learned that just because my plans and goals didn't work out like I'd hoped they would doesn't mean I've failed and didn't reach my goal, that just means I have to change the route to accomdate the road block. I'm currently looking for a temporary full-time job that ends in December. Currently I'm enrolled in Ecommerce and will be taking Accounting in the fall semester. I'm currently trying to raise $923.10 by August 10th so my Ecommerce class doesn't get dropped, I

wasn't able to apply for financial aid in time, since I was going through treatment. If you would like to donate, you can click the link below. Anything helps!