Monday, March 17, 2008

Happy Birthday, Maja!

Well, Maja turned 1 year old on Wednesday the 12th. I can't believe it's been a whole year. We had a wonderful party with balloons, cake, and tons of flashy toys. Her brother Tristan was a little (ok, a LOT) jealous and actually had a breakdown by the end of the day. I'll blame some of it on the sheer amount of sugar he ingested. Maja ate a whole piece of vanilla cake with buttercream frosting and strawberry cream filling.

It's funny, today is Monday, March 17th, and I totally forgot that yesterday was a year since I was diagnosed. I was working up to it all week and wondering if anyone would remember. Turns out I forgot about the cancer! Wow. I never thought that would happen.

Cancer has consumed my life completely since I was diagnosed. I was "the girl with cancer" for so long, even when I didn't have it anymore. When you're a baldy everyone knows you're a cancer patient and you can't hide from it so you embrace it. Now my hair is growing back and I don't look sick anymore. And so I forget. I forget about the pity and self-pity and the constant fear. Now I am a mom. Maja is one year old and it's about her. Thank god.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

Hillary,

My name is Paul Cacciatore and I am the founder of Libby's H*O*P*E*. The weblog is dedicated to my 26 year old cousin, Libby Remick, who died of clear cell ovarian cancer in July 2008.

I simply wanted to thank you for sending me your blog URL on Twitter. I have already linked it to Libby's H*O*P*E*. Your blog is great and your writing is outstanding. I want to congratulate you and your family on your long term remission.

In the near future, I would love to feature one or more of your posts (and your overall story) on Libby's H*O*P*E* through a dedicated posting. Your words are poignant, touching, and brutally honest. I know the readers will find that you are an inspirational ovarian cancer survivor. I'm sure that now you just like to be called "mom."

Please keep writing and educating women about the early warning signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. You are living proof that clear cell ovarian cancer caught in Stage I is highly treatable.

Let me take this opportunity to wish you and yours a long and happy life together. I know that Libby is watching over you with a smile on her face.

Best Regards,

Paul Cacciatore
Founder, Libby's H*O*P*E*

Marie Reynolds said...

I am kirsten's cousin. Met you in KC the last time she was hospitalized, when she had the horses visit. I was so glad to hear your news and gladder still that you are not deeply connnected with the idea of cancer anymore! Here's to more and more health, more and more time with your precious children and more and more forgetting! - Namaste' - Marie Reynolds

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