From the start I guess

I haven't been feeling to well for about 6 weeks now. I went to London the
week after my birthday and just got this awful headache that wouldnt go away. I
was really tired too so we just took it wasy in London because I just wanted
feeling myself.

When we came home I gave it another week and went to my GP who thought it
was a sinus infection but the pain was so constant and intense that I went for
an MRI and bloodtests myself. You know when you know that something just isnt
reight-thats why I really persued it. I just didnt feel myself.

Anyway to cut more doctors and tests out of the story my GP did more bloods
and phoned me saying something wasnt right with my blood Wednesday two weeks ago
and I went straight into hospital on the Friday morning. I was transferred to
James on the monday morning where they did a bone marrow but at that stage we
kind of knew they werent looking for anything else.

On Monday night the doctor confirmed I have accute Leukemia with both
traits of the AML and ALL classes.

The whole family is completely in shock as I'm sure some of you know my mom
has been battling breast cancer since December.

I have to stay in hospital which is both a good and bad thing, I hate
being stuck in a room all day long but I know it is to protect me from
infecction. Soome days I feel really really positive, in fact most days I do but
today I just feel really sad and angry that this is happening.

I have deciced to write a blog because I want to keep you all involved in
my progression and treatment and I am OVERWHELMED by the amount of support that
its too hard to text and phone you all, all the time!

I know I can do this its just going be hard but hopefully this blog can be
benificial to both me and you all.

Lots of love,

Mairéad