I cannot even start thinking of all the things that chemotherapy is doing to my body. I mean, everything that I notice must be only the tip of the iceberg. The real extent of the destruction is invisible to the eye.
I spent the last two weeks menstruating. No cramps. Only bleeding. But for two whole weeks!
This week it seems to finally have stopped. But, guess what? A new symptom has emerged...
Hot flashes! Many of them during the day, and many more during the night.
It happens all of the sudden. I start feeling that the back of my head gets hot, my face feels warm, my neck gets sticky. Next, my whole body breaks a sweat. Five minutes later, it's all over.
And life goes on...
A wise voice shared with me that cancer is not an isolated occurence but a collective symptom of society. Hence the struggle and fight is not just an individual but a collective one. Helena, as you heal yourself you are healing other women, you are healing the world around you. As a pioneer in many battlefields you will continue to lead the way in this one.
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