Puberty

 

Lee and I have been going to a lot of what we call “high five” appointments with my medical team, where we meet with various Dr’s,  pat each other on the back for kicking cancer’s ass, say we’ll see each other in 3 months, and leave skipping.

I was not expecting “do you want another baby?” when we met with my Oncologist last week. This is the woman who told me six months ago, “Don’t think about it – just put it out of your head for a while.” I had happily followed her orders – I had enough to worry about, another child was quickly falling to the bottom of the list.  I stared blankly at the doctor, as Lee nodded his head vehemently.

A year ago, all I wanted was another baby. When I was told we didn’t have time to harvest eggs before starting chemo, I didn’t think things could get any worse. I sobbed… and then I followed the doctor’s orders and put it out of my mind. Continue reading Puberty