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Live, Laugh, Love.

Written by snowhamster on November 24, 2009
Oh. Um. Hi.

I haven't blogged in a while, so I guess I'll just use a "confession" as a blog. Well, my life is...fine. I suppose. I wish I could be like everyone else and say "MY LIFE IS TERRIBLE. EVERYONE HATES ME. NOTHING IS GOING WELL FOR ME. I WANT TO DIE." but I know that's not true. Some things are going well for me..and those that aren't hopefully eventually will.
I suppose everyone wishes they would die at some point. To stop feeling strong emotions. To just float away into emptiness. But then you could no longer experience life.

I feel like a sappy motivational speaker when I say this, but I think people are like books. The world is the library. Why? Some obvious reasons, we have our outer appearance. And then the "story" is our personality and life. Not everyone will like you, not everyone will know you. To some, you are just a name. A title. We have high points, and we have low points, good points and bad points. We have our beginning, we have our end. But what happens when we, as authors of our own life story...die in the middle?

Our stories just end. It won't affect everyone. But some, they'll mourn wishing they could've known more. About the deceased's life. But then they move along, find new people, and forget. Nothing will stop that.

When I explain my story, it seems like it's from some stupid drama.
I thought my life was to become an adult, get a job, fall in love, raise children, and then just die with all the memories in between.
Apparently not.

Since about two year ago, I've been getting headaches, asthma and panic attacks a lot. I thought it was just hormones. Perhaps stress. Then I was proved wrong.

May 22, 2009. Monday.
I was getting ready for school, like any other day. I drank a cup of milk, ate some toast, grabbed my binder and violin and walked out of the house to the bus stop. While walking, I felt light-headed. I shook it off.
It's the morning, I'm always dizzy.
At the crosswalk, a woman in her van motioned for me to walk. The moment I stepped off of the curb was the exact moment it started. Everything clashed together. Asthma. Then coughing. I felt dizzy. Violent coughs turned to violent coughs of blood, thus starting the panic attacks.
How the @#%* my body does that, I have no idea.
The woman driver was already out of her car, asking me if I was okay. When I responded with wheezing and coughing she dialed 911.

Even though I was passed out for most of the time...ambulance+stretchers = lolwtf
Faintly in the back of my mind, I was thinking "911? Wow. Way to overreact lady. It's not like I'm dying."

Time passed. My mom sat beside me in the examination room, worrying like hell. Where was my dad? He works in another city. Couldn't make it.
"Mama, I'm fine. It's probably stress."
I knew I was lying to myself already.

The doctor entered the room and called my mom outside. The door closed behind them as they discussed whatever was wrong with me. I sat there in suspense, waiting.
Eventually the door opened. Then that's when I learned my life WOULDN'T be as I had planned.

I have heart cancer. And I'm not going to live to be an adult.

There. I said it. Finally.
None of my family's friends know. I don't want them to know. They'd expect me to drop dead any moment.
I'm not going to tell you guys how many years I'll live to be.
I wrote this because I feared I would go before I had a chance to say goodbye and thank you to you guys. This sounds so sappy, but really, thank you. I feel kind of stupid pouring my whole experience into this blog, but the attachment I have to ya'll as a society is just...

Live, laugh, love.
Don't waste anytime in between.

EDIT:
Pirky said that Sneha and Dee are going to cry if I don't include this:
I'm not 100% doomed to die. The doctors said that there's a 45% chance I can live a normal life span with some heart complications.
They found the cancer a few months after it had formed. Yes, I realize that I said I had symptoms since 2 years ago, but somehow it's only formed just recently.
Fingers crossed.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009 07:02 PM [Edited 2 times ] +

EDIT: I know..overreaction. But this is..beyond anything I could have ever imagined. You do no deserve this, no one does.
My heart and soul goes out to you, Conners. <3 I..we, will always be here for you for anything, no matter what.

 
 
Tue Nov 24, 2009 09:45 PM +

Pir said this once, mentioning a study...

happiness and hope fights cancer.

 
 
Tue Nov 24, 2009 09:49 PM +

connniiieee...

btw you probably shouldve put that last part BEFORE because when i realized what you said i started crying.

COONNIIIEE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!111 *clings to you forever and ever and never lets go*

NOTHING can be an overreaction in my opinion.

 
 
Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:06 PM +

Wow, powerful stuff.

I don't know what to say to be honest, I don't want to risk sounding like a douche if I say something I mean in a nice way but can be considered in a negative way (You know the way the internet is)

But like it was mentioned stay positive and stay strong and don't push people away surround yourself with good vibes. There seems to be a connection between people in similar situations who are happy and lively beating the odds. My mother actually lost one of her best friends to brain cancer this year, she had 3 weeks and she ended up lasting all the way till about 6 months later (a huge difference for 3 weeks)

The doctor gave you a coin flip but forge a double sided coin

 
 
Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:20 PM +

I WILL NOT FORGIVE THOU IF THOU DIES.

But in honesty, that's horrible. Can't they do a heart transplant or something? Anyways, fingers crossed. Let's hope Lady Luck is on your side, because we all sure are.

 
 
Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:21 PM [Edited 2 times ] +

...

...This can't be true... D:

...I'm comin' over. :| Before it's too late. Let's see, 2011, you'll be er 16 amirite? K, I'll bring Lee too, and anybody else that live in Texas, or has money to go to Texas and we can hang dawg. We'll go do some 18 year old activities...*coughcough* loljk, but seriously. 2011, mkay?

But..in order to find you...I'll need your #.

But let's be optimistic here. You'll be fine! 45% is pretty big. :|
...

Don't go byebye.
Science is on our side! They can definitely cure you! I'm not sure if they do heart surgery, but I think a transplant would work.

EDIT: I meant 16, I was thinking about myself. :| K, no 18 year old activities. :( -lesigh-

 
 
Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:35 AM +

2011, she'll be 16.

 
 
Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:38 AM +

Not bad, legal age.

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Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:53 AM +

WHAT
WHAT
WHAT?!

Snowie, Don't die! D:

No, but seriously. That's awful. That's like.. 4 or 5 people on the site with serious conditions in their life.
I hope you get better. D:

/holdsbacktears

 
 
Wed Nov 25, 2009 01:47 AM +

Pirkid said:

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EDIT: I know..overreaction. But this is..beyond anything I could have ever imagined. You do no deserve this, no one does.
My heart and soul goes out to you, Conners. <3 I..we, will always be here for you for anything, no matter what.


 
 
Wed Nov 25, 2009 02:32 AM +

Conneh <3 I love you and I am glad you trust us enough to tell us.
We are all praying for you. And I hoping for nothing but the very best. stay positive

 
 
Wed Nov 25, 2009 05:26 AM +

May 22, 2009. Monday.

That day... was my 16th birthday... ._.
I was going to skip over the rest of the blog and post some stupid comment but okay maybe not.

Buena suerte, snowhammy. Whether or not you make it, I hope you make the best of it all.

 
 
Wed Nov 25, 2009 08:25 PM +

I feel so empty.

 
 
Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:33 PM +

:[
<3

 
 
Fri Nov 27, 2009 03:40 AM +

:(
Well... I have a suggestion for you. Take a lot of vitamin C daily. At least several grams, best if it's intravenously but if you cannot get access to that, orally could suffice too. Linus Pauling found that it was effective against cancer in such quantities, perhaps it can help you as well.

I hope you make it through.

 

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