Here goes !!!!!!

So, how is it to be a survivor? If you are one of those lucky ones, nothing much; the body takes some time to adjust to the chemotherapy side effects, and any follow-up medications (tamoxifen in my case) and life goes on. Most probably, for five years there are periodic check-ups (Chest X-Ray, Mammogram, Abdomen ultrasound and a blood test for me) and fingers crossed, you get through them. However, when I completed five, they said, it had to be for 10 and so I trudge on. Little did I realise though, that the side effects of the chemo would hound me for a long time to come! Many a time, not understanding what is happening in my body or why,   used to be a common problem that I dealt with. As I mentioned sometime earlier, I ‘eject’ from my body pretty much how a pilot does so from an aircraft that is about to crash! That makes it easier to bear the crosses for a while. It’s as if I am outside of my body and looking at what is happening with it. When I visit any specialist for a problem

As always, he wouldn’t be around for the Valentine’s day. He sensed his wife’s hurt and frustration; but he had no choice. He had been on leave for a month, and was now scheduled to report back to work, far away from his hometown. His work was such, and despite the fact that he always ended up disheartening his family members, he loved his work and took great pride in it. But, this time around, he was determined to make it up for his wife; he would make some secret arrangements so that she would feel happy and perhaps, not miss him so much on Valentine’s day. He arranged for flowers and a gift to be delivered to her on 14 th February, and then smiled in anticipation, at her surprise and joy that she would share during the call they would have on that day. There was a spring in his step as he got back home and spent the day with his wife and other family members, and also proceeded to pack for his journey back. Despite the hurt, his wife helped him pack, and promised her that on