After thinking i was cancer free for 9 years, i was informed out of the blue it had spread to my liver and that the tamoxifen had caused cancer in my uterus, and that i only had 3 to 4 months to live that was 17 march 2008....... when my hubby and i were still reeling from this news we decided to write my bucket list (things to do before i kick the bucket)... and quickly before my time run out.
iI did think hard about what to put on it.... climb mount everest..... fly to the moon..... he he he.....but when it actually came down to it, all i really wanted to do was be alive long enough to be with my family and be alive to see certain things, so here is a list of big and small things that have happened in my life since that day.... some were on my list some werent.... but boy did i have fun doing them....
march 08..... hysterectomy, liver and uterus biopsy, told i was dying
april ....started chemo.... (8 in total)
may...in hospital reacted badly to chemo
july..... flew to usa for a week
oct .... watched my only child get married (bucket list)
nov..... finished chemo.. went to southern ireland for weekend with sisters spain with mum sister and friend
dec... my daughter tells me shes having a baby.... (bucket list)
jan.... scans say tumours are stable.... 49th birthday.... joined mac site
march 17th 2009 one year on im still alive!
may.... south africa for hols with my inlaws..... spain with sister and dad
june done race for life with my sisters
july 30th anniversary....(bucket list)
sept.... im a granny to a beautiful boy Corey-bradan... (bucket list)
sept..... done 2 bungee jumps 5 mins apart for childrens cancer....
jan 2010...... i reached my 50th birthday!!!! done it in style in south africa for 3 weeks..... went on a helicopter "combat style" in a vietnam one.... sailing..... safari...... quad biking.... zip lining twice in one day 80 meters high 400 meteres long and speed of 100 k per hour!! end of my bucket list
i had a few other bits and pieces but didnt want to bore you all too much.....
no one including my doctor thought i was going to still be here for all of that..... ive tried to make my time happy.... i have experienced the worst times of my life.... and also the best times of my life in the last two years and am just soooo glad to still be alive to tell the tale.......and on top of all that .... is STILL feel good...my doc said my tumours are very succeptal to chemo... and when they start growing again he is not worried cos he will just blast me again..... and you know what ,.... im happy to let him.... if he gets me more quality time with my loved ones .... then bring it on!
what now???? mmmmm .... a new bucket list!!!
1...tandem skydive
2....race for life again
3 ..... see my grandson off to school.... (he he he... my husband said university but im optmistic... not daft )
chemo works...never give up
liz xxxxx
