I felt like a baby again last night. Awake, asleep, awake, asleep, awake, asleep. The night sweats are getting to the point they are waking me up and making it almost impossible to sleep because they are uncomfortable. Kind of disgusting to think that I am often stirred in my sleep because I feel something crawling across my stomach... turns out that "something" is beads of sweat rolling across my body.
I woke up around 4 AM this morning and was unable to get back to sleep. I decided to go and chase the sunrise. I landed myself at holy cross cemetery in paris. So happens that an old friend of mine's mother is laid to rest there. I remembered how gorgeous the view was when I went with him to take flowers to his mother. There is a fresian breeder not far from there. Maybe I will go take photos of them later. It was interesting to watch the city wake up. how the bustle gets faster and faster and yet more congested.
I am going to attempt to add the photos to the blog this morning. Wish me luck! I have yet to do something technological on the mac. love my mac, but it's confusing sometimes. Thanks goodness for Vince Angeloni. My saviour when it comes to this laptop. I know nothing about apple products.
So back to this hidden disease. Apparently itching is a symptom of the disease. Anyone who knows me will know that I have had a constant un-itchable itch for quite some time now. so itchy I often scratched myself until I bled. I wonder if I had seen a doctor when this first started to occur if I would have been diagnosed earlier? probably not. It would likely have been accounted to my water (like I had thought), or allergies, or, or , or!
I've grabbed some statistics for you guys from the leukemia/lymphoma society. I thought they may be of interest.
Hodgkin's disease is rare. only about 8,500 cases reported last year in the united states. Of that 8,500 cases, it is estimated that 1,300 sufferers will die.
only about 12% of people with hodgkin's will be diagnosed when they are under the age of 20, 32% diagnosed between 20-34.
The most affected race is caucasian.
Approximately 15% of sufferers between the ages of 20-34 die of the disease.
only 1 in 437 people will be diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma in their lifetime.
interesting.
On a side note, I think I've found a new drink at starbucks. HELLO carmel apple spice. YUM!
From Top down: Paris "waking up", Sunset last night off my back deck, sunrise this morning from holy cross.
ReplyDeleteBTW, my apartment faces west. I am constantly exposed to the beauty of the world at the end. Maybe this disease is meant to open my eyes to the beauty of the beginning? food for thought.