Hello ppl. Know I haven't been blogging for LONG LONG LONG TIME! Okay, just brief you about things, well, I went to malaysia-frsaer hill(you haven't heard of it before rite?), malacca(or is it melaka?)and a few hours at KL!haha, okay, the trip was fun indeed...Eileen has gone back home since she finished her exams, wish her luck. Watched many shows this time, happy feet was funny...casino royale:(disappointed and step up, nice show man...love it, it is really enjoyabl for ppl that like dancing , that sort of thing. Tricia cried after the movie cause she was so sad it was over, heard she's going to watch it again!Anyway, today, naomi and her mum came in the morning to make DUMPLINGS.ya...dumplings! We played Scene-it before going to national library to return books then to bras basah complex to buy assesment books ans STATIONERY-there was a 20% sorewide discount! Then went fo rlunch at mos-had the usual, corn soup and chicken terriyaki burger without veges and onions...beautiful! Later went watsons to but some travel stuff then my mum fetched me to CLASS PARTY! Me and trish took double bikes, real fun...my first time-WHAT AN EXPERIENCE, although tricia almost killed me twice!(no offence) It was really fun, me and tricia also went to the MAZE! Later after returned, we were smarties to buy drinks from the cheap mama shop instead of the cafe where there was a difference of $1.50! Well, I'm SMART! anyway, been playing ZOO TYCOON MARINE MANIA! real fun! WHOOHOO! LOVE IT!
Holidays, What does it impose?
HELLO! Anthea, tricia and livia just went home. Yep, they came my house after we left suntec. Why you may ask, cause Livia invited us for a bday celebration: lunch and movie. Yes, I took mrt there, my mum dropped me and trish at orchard MRT, we took to city hall where we walked through the city link which was damn long to suntec. We made a challengewith anthea: who reached there first, and WE LOST!!!WAHH! Had lunch at swensons then we watched a movie: flushed away, about a rat being flushed down the toilet bowl. By that actually isn't the main reason of the title....watch it and you will realise. Tricia watched it already and after the show then she said she understood the plot!!!! AFTER THE 2ND TIME!HAHAHAH, okay no offence trish. Anyway, we walked in carrefour later and I bought 2 foam swords, you know the one in TOYS R US! Ya, my bro and I wanted it but it was $10 but at carrfour it was only $6 so I bought 2!!Yay! Anyway, we took mrt back to serangoon station and 317 home. We played audition , both of us, using both comps,talked and played a 15 min round of BREAK THE SAFE. Tricia was going to crack during audition and break the safe! They like my cookie clock too...Livia opened her prezzies too. Ya, that's about it today. Anyway, i think DDR is getting back into my life, you know DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION! I think I'm playing it at the BBQ this saturday, bro brought it down already. Well, at least it is a form of exercise! MY ARM STILL ACHES THOUGH, HAVE NO IDEA WHAT i DID.... anyway, got to go now, got to eat, heard there is CLAMS
In 2003, discovered a growth in pitituary gland that caused diabetes insipidus(DI).
growth was stable and ate drugs to replace the hormone(DI)
In end 2005, growth grew in size abruptly to cause multiple hormone defiency:
tyroid stimulating hormone, hormone to control stress, hormone for absorbtion of water(DI), sex hormone, growth hormone
Ate all other 3 replacements except sex and growth hormones.
In 2006, decided do operation since growth reaching optic nerves and too dangerous(don't want take such risks)
tried everything like steriods but to no avail
On 16 jan 2006, had operation to remove some to clear danger in mount elizabeth by Ho Kee Hang
Biopsy states that is germinoma tumor( germ cell tumor), cancerous
Through 2006, completed chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Chemotherapy= 4 cycles of 1 wk drug, 3 wk rest
Radiotherapy= 5 weeks daily radiation
2007, happy and starting school! But still under life-long hormone replacment
In 2006, I went for a surgery to remove a growth from my brain. After recovery, I experienced chemotherapy which made me weak, tired and caused my immunity to drop. I also had radiotherapy that will eventually lead to side effects which may affect my life in the future. Since then, I have lost my stamina and my strength. My immunity is low and I am capable of contracting sicknesses and viruses more easily than others. Due to my multiple hormone defiency, I have to live being short for my age until I receive treatment which will only be sometime soon. Not just that, but I must be on tablet medication for life.
All these have affected my life so much. I cannot do things which I could do earlier before. I used to be able to run fast, now I cannot even go up the stairs. I used to be able to swim multiple laps in the pool, now I can only do a few with muscle pains at the end. My stature has affected me greatly too. It is common to hear people calling me ‘primary three’ or ‘little girl’. I feel insulted all the times even though I knew it was not on purpose. Shortness has led to many disadvantages, too numerous for me to recount.
With all these problems in my life, excluding additional ones from time to time, I feel that I do not want to live such a life, with sickness and disease. With people that do not understand and give rude comments that I take to heart. I just wish that I can be like others, normal and healthy. I will be able to run, skip, jog, interact, swim and many more without fear and difficulty. I can go out without negative comments from anyone and without the ‘primary three’ talk, but instead the ‘secondary two’ talk, a talk I have never heard anywhere else, except in school.
Now, I hope you know how I feel, the pain and difficulty I experience in my life, the ignorance and fear I receive. Now you know why I dream such a dream- a dream of being able to become a healthy, unsickly person. I know that if I do my best and take care of myself, this dream will come true. But with your help, I am more encouraged to fight on. So, I hope you will want to help me achieve this dream, a dream that seems easy and pointless to you but difficult and meaningful to me.