Name: Brittany (brittbattled)
Blog: Posts
Member Since: April 29, 2018
Location: Washington
Birthday: December, 1988
Profile: Cancer Survivor
Type of Cancer: Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Acute Myeloid Monocytic Leukemia
Diagnosis Date: February 21, 2017
Lymph Node Involvement: No
Chemotherapy: Sorafinib (Nexavar)
Bone Marrow Transpant: Yes
What I Hate Most About Cancer: The days when it takes every single moment to fight to live.
What I Have Learned From Cancer: To fiercely show the people I love how much I love them. Also to really live my days because I had to fight so very hard for them.
Things My Supporters Can Do To Help: I appreciate any support I can get. I’m trying so hard to fight with grace and fiercely!
Gift Friends or Family Could Give You: Grace, to allow me to try my hardest and accept me where I am in my journey.
Cancer Center: Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Tips for others on how to deal with the physical side effects of chemo/cancer: Try to stretch and walk each day to keep your mobility.
Tips for others on how to deal with the mental struggles of chemo/cancer: I fight with the mindset that cancer will not win. It was hard and I had moments of negativity but I tried to contain them.
Has the Cancer Come Back?: No
Acute Myeloid Leukemia symptoms: Shortness of breath, cough, fatigue, loss of appetite
Bone Marrow Transplant Description, Dates & Side Effects: Allogeneic stem cell transplant, 07/22/2017
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