Hello my name is Shayne I am 16years old and on the 19th of April 2024 I was diagnosed with t-cell lymtholamblastic leukaemia and this is my story.
On the 19th my life changed forever.
My day started like any other day it was a warmish Friday and I went to my equine college and on the way to my college I felt rough. I felt pain in my lower left leg and my nose started to bleed then we pulled up to the gates to my college I still attended my education I didn't let the pain or the nose bleed get in my way.
When I arrived at the college I started to muck out the stables and then midway mucking out I felt sick and Started to limp but I didn't think of it to much but then suddenly. My teacher saw how pale I was then hours later I went to the hospital and they put me in over night to see how I progressed but my health deteriorated quickly.
The next morning I woke up and sat up in the hospital bed and a nurse and doctor both came in and both sat down one of them held my hand and the female nurse said" you have a type of blood cancer called leukaemia" but I thought of it as a joke. only because I am usually fit and ride a lot of ex racehorses.
It quickly sunk in emotionally then I started to cry and then the words no one likes to ask am I going to die. Then the doctors said that no one knows but they also said they wont let me die and I believed them then the thought of my mum is 43years old and she had stage 3 breast cancer and anxiety got the better of me.
Hours later I was rushed to St George's children's cancer unit blue lighted by ambulance the paramedics gave me oxygen then I the same day I went down in to theatre and they put a portacth which is like a 3d pancake but same size as a funfair doughnut but they insert a needle in my chest where the port is and I started my chemotherapy 7months later I was told my mum relapsed and that her cancer has come back but they did a scan on my mum and that she has stage 4 brain cancer 4 weeks later she passed away the end. Elaine Cosgrove 1980-2024
Hi Jockey s welcome to the forum..I am so very sorry to hear of the loss of your beloved Mum. I don't know what to say except to say that we are thinking of you and here for whenever you need us to be. Sending hugs your way.
gail
Hi Jockey,
2024 has not been the best for you, with your diagnosis and the loss of your Mum, but to hear that January 2025 has you starting to be maintained on your Journey is hopefully really positive for you and you can focus on the New Year.
I wish you all the best on that Journey.
Lowe'
