The (Mis)Adventures of Superboink

Today is a very special day! This day exactly five years ago, I got a chance to a new life. About 10 months after being diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia - Three cycles of high-dose chemotherapy ...(that each time took me months to recover from); Two complete hair-losses ...(which made me realize I can do a GI Jane); Numerous blood transfusions ...(that I am now suffering from too much iron in the blood); Two blood catheter insertions ...(that left scars and made me say goodbye to my plunging necklines); Countless blood extractions, bone marrow aspirations and injections ...(that left me feeling numb as always); Medications that made Mercury Drug richer ...(I am a "suki" to at least 3 of their branches); Months of making the hospital my home ...(I almost celebrated Christmas, New Year and my birthday there); Millions of money ...(God knows how much and how we were able to sustain everything); On March 3, 2006, I received a gift of new blood. The power...

*Imported from my old blog* I would like to sincerely thank everybody who expressed their sympathy, sent inspiring messages through text, friendster and email…To all who have donated blood and those who have at least tried to…To everybody who visited me at the hospital…To all who have comforted and supported my family…and To everybody who have included me in their prayers...You’ve all made the load lighter and helped me be strong… I am done with my Re-induction chemotherapy just last Monday, my second cycle treatment after only being in partial remission with the first. We are hoping that my system would respond to this one now, and start clearing up the leukemia cells in my body. The doctor allowed me to go home for a while, to rest and be with my baby. I’ll be back in the hospital though, for further treatment and bone marrow transplantation. I hope all will be well in the end… Maraming maraming salamat and may God bless you all and your families… You just dunno how much it me...