13. Stage IV

November 2014.  I am still narrating the events which took place in June this year, and I was hoping to continue the story to the present time on more positive tones, writing about how I started to feel better after surgery and how I was planning my life ahead after dealing with cancer, but unfortunately I just had a major set back.

Melanoma has come back and this time has spread into my liver and bones. Not good. It is not operable and I am now a stage 4 cancer patient. I am waiting to hear from my oncologist to confirm therapy and next steps, after more scans and two consultations over the last tremendously difficult seven days. I am at home on painkillers and the wait does not do any good to anxiety levels. I just want to get on with the therapy as soon as possible.

I will come back to all of this when my story develops through my Blog. For now I only know that I need to get out there and fight, with all my mental and physical strength, the hardest battle yet. Every day. And I will.