The Diagnosis

I'm quite late with this blog, but better late than never.  I have been meaning to get to this for sometime now, and finally, here I am.  I am pretty excited.   I was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma back in April of this year.  I discovered some lumps on my neck, around the collar bone area.  I actually didn't rush to the doctor right away, I waited to see if it went away.  Thought maybe my lymph nodes was reacting to something my body was trying to fight off,  like a cold.  But low and behold, it definitely was not a cold!!  After a couple of months, I did get it checked out, and after a series of tests ( the revealing test, being a biopsy of one of my lymph nodes), it in fact, showed that I had cancer.  Hodgkins Lymphoma to be exact.  After getting over the initial shock of my diagnosis, I said to myself,  self,  I want to blog about this situation I am in.  I felt that writing about it everyday would make it easier for me to cope with.  Well, as I said, I am late, but I'm now starting to write about it.  I hope to help others get through their battle with various cancers and the necessary treatment that comes with the diagnosis.  My wish is to reach and touch many people through my blog and also have an outlet for myself as I complete my course of treatment.