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Ann had only seven years when the symptoms started. Living in a small town in Michigan, she was constantly going to doctors with bizarre complaints, itching and painful brands on her body, as well as digestive problems.Finally, it was diagnosed with a self-immune disorder and a celiac disease and started a gluten-free diet that seemed to help reduce some of its problems, if only temporarily.

Twenty years later, Ann worked as a babysitting specialist in New York and his brands suddenly began worsening, four bumps becoming 14 in a few months."I could hardly eat without getting sick and tired me tired all the time,"tell us.

Whenever she went to the doctor, she told her, she would tell her that she was their "little mystery" or "a medical unicorn", which increased only his rising frustration. Wherever she went, he seemed like no one could tell him precisely what was wrong with her. It turns out that it had a rare form of the disease that will afflict about 38% of the American population: cancer.

The following is a narrative of the day in April 2017, when it has learned its diagnosis, including its surprising initial reaction and how to move forward. So, read it on and for more than the incredible Battle of Ann with lymphoma, know thatThis is what his life looked like his life after his diagnosis of cancer.

In New York a few years ago, the relevant boyfriend of the year pushed him to see a new dermatologist to see the bumps on his skin. The dermatologist suspected she could have "a pre-lymphoma", a term that refers to subtle cancer warning symptoms. She was finally referred to Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York, that theU.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORThas been classified as one of the best cancer care hospitals for 30 years.

"MSK is really another medical world, where high technology meets low technology and everyone is sick of some people seen or invisible," said Ann. "My first appointments, I found myself almost naked on an inclined examination chair with four doctors and five trainees looking at my body, to stitch, push, shoot and chat. As a calculated tomography) the pose. , "You get used to drop your pants quickly here. '

Given its reference, you would think that cancer would be the first thing they tested. But, the Ann says - because of the lawyers and insurance companies, they excluded all the rest that they could have thought before finally the test of "The Big C."

"I think the whole [msk] is very good and very neat, that all doctors are because it's not their fault. These are the insurance companies because they must ensure that they are paid for the tests they do on their patients, which is understandable and they need to prove that they need specific tests, In particular for oncology, especially for oncology, that it is horrible for the patient. "

FiNally, after more than six months of testing, Ann finally got the one she needed."At that time, they had brought not only a dermatological oncologist but also an intern too. I knew something was to lift when my internal oncologist came in, shot a rolling stool and sat next to me in My dress and now any too familiar exam chair and said: "So we tested your many biosies for a clonity ..." "

She had a lymphoma,A broad term that describesaCancer It starts in cells that are part of the body's immune system.

"I probably had the most weird reaction because I just started to smile," she said. "By then, I do not care what it was, as long as I had something to call it."

She also felt a relief measure, because the diagnosis meant that she could finally take steps to get better. After all, his health could not have been worse. "At this point, I was very very sick," she said. "I was constantly cold. I was really weak so I could not really eat. I lost about twenty pounds. I lost from color, I was very tired. I had dark circles under my eyes. My hair illuminated. So it was like a big burden that they lifted from me, telling me what was wrong. "

His oncologist said they should discuss the question of whether she was considering having children at any time, since she should start taking severe medications that complicate the pregnancies and could even make someone sterile.

Ann was 28 at the time, and while she does not plan to have children immediately, she knew she would sometimes want them in the future. So, it is said that she might not be able to be able to not have moments after learning that her diagnosis of cancer - was, as she describes, totally overwhelming.

She called her sister first to deliver the news. Her sistersThe reaction was very similar to that of Ann: "Well, thank you God theyRecountYou something. Now do something about it. "

They are immediately strategic on how to know their mother, who was suspicious of doctors, since the father of Ann was dead because of a medical professional misconduct when Ann was only 18 years old.

She was not particularly hungry, but she ate the right bar that her boyfriend has always packed it for her in case she had forgotten to eat. She then called him to let him know about his diagnosis. Even if they had both suspected that it could be the problem throughout, it was more shocked than it was.

She took a cabin cab ("my immune system was low of the immunosuppressor / light chemo, so I tried to avoid the subway," she said) and hugged her boyfriend, who was still withdrawing from the news.

"I was ready not to talk about it," she says. "So we lookedFriends, Our way of feeling better showing and appreciated the company of each. "

Unfortunately, Ann's story has no "happy end". After more than one year of chemotherapy, his doctors passed her to radiotherapy. In the best scenario, she says, they will find something that will expel cancer from her body. In the worst case, it will metastaize and go to its spleen, liver, brain or bone marrow.

As an optimist without fault, Ann lives his life in the case of the scenario of the best cases.

"I have already had the worst day of my life, which was the sudden death of my father and, you know what I survived that day and I survived the days after that," A-T- She stated. "And then I have been diagnosed with cancer and, you know what, I survived that day too. I never let myself be afraid of not doing it through the day."

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