bad news

I don't have much time to write, I'm just letting you know that all is well in the southern hemisphere. I fly to Fiji tomorrow and I'll be there for a week. I'm not as excited as I should be though...Fiji will be cool but I'm eager to get home. I got some bad news 2 days ago...Jamie (my brother) has Hodgkin's Lymphoma, cancer of the lymph nodes. It's apparently the most curable form of cancer (80-90% get cured) and he is determined to beat it, which is awesome. It's just scary because he's only 27 and the cancer is already a Stage 3, perhaps Stage 4 (there are only 4 stages). I found out via e-mail, which kinda sucked majorly and resulted in hysterical sobbing, but my friends here have been really supportive and I've been in contact with my family for the last couple days and they seem optimistic and have helped calm me down/reassured me that I don't need to rush home. Jamie starts chemo on Monday and will probably have to have it every 2 weeks for 6 to 8 months, which will be grueling, but hopefully effective. I'm planning on visiting him a lot this summer...I just can't fucking believe he has cancer. I have complete faith that he can recover from this...it's just a scary reminder that we shouldn't take our loved ones for granted I guess. Anyhoo, I have to go now, but I just wanted to let you know what's going on. Goodnight, sleep tight, ferrit girl.

Love,
Kae

written by  snookyferrit on June 29, 2008 from Auckland, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Mel and Kae's Craaaaaaazzzzy Blog
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