End of a bad year

Tommorow is new years eve and the end of what can only be described as the worst year of my life. When I celebrated new years eve 2008 I had no idea what 2009 had in store for me.The year is ending on a good note with a party at a friends. I am also walking competely unaided now which is amazing only 2 month after my amputation.

2010 I have many new years resolutions:
1. Learn to run again as quickly as possible
2. Once chemo is over become fitter than ever
3. Raise awareness of bone cancer through various charitie fundraisers
4. Life life to the full and celebrate that I am still here to live it

Happy New Year

Chemotherapy session 9 and leg update

I have now completed 9 sessions of chemo and i have 5 left. The chemo is seeming very tedious now and im counting down the days until its over. Christmas is in a couple of days and im trying to get into the festivites but it seems hard after the year me and my family have had. I recently celebrated my 21st birthday and my dads 60th birthday. I enjoyed the celebrations a lot more than i thought i would so im hoping christmas is the same.

I also recieved a new foot for my artificial leg last week which has made the walking a lot easier and im hoping to be walking completely unaided in the not so distant future. The one thing that i need to improve on is my balance. Im fine walking on my own tbut i tried to pick up my little niece Megan the other day and couldnt get my balance right. This is my next goal to sort my balance and to then become more independant.

Hope you all have a very happy christmas

Matt
xxx

A short summary of 2009

2009 began well was enjoying uni and socialising and drinking alot with friends. Life was pretty sweet until April I had just got a girlfriend to. Then in short lets sum up the amount of kicks in the teeth ive had:

1)Diagnosed with bone cancer and step dad diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer
2)Told the best option for a cure is chemo and amputation
3)Things got to real for my GF and i was dumped
4)Grandad diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer
5)Lose my leg below knee and now have to learn to walk again

Now its xmas time and I cant stop thinking that this time last year I thought 2009 was going to be a lot different than it is. Yes im beating the aggressive little fucker they call Ewings with every ounce of strength i have and yes the physio is going well and ill be running faster than before by the time ive finished.

My point is WHY should i have to do these things to survive and then continue to live my life once chemo is over. I think the chemo is making me exhausted to and my mental strength is hard to keep going but i know i have to. Once the clock strikes midnight on December 31st it is a new beginning and 2010 will be good whatever happens im not letting the next year be as shit as this one has. Im not looking for sympathy im just telling it like it is i dont want sympathy just want people to know how hard it is to go through this. How hard it is to know that some people you meet in hospital arent doing as well as me and some the unlucky ones dont make it. Its scary to think what might have happenend. But it didnt and im winning the battle and will fight on to make sure it doesnt come back.

Heres to a happy new year

Matt

First leg has arrived

I got my first leg yesterday. I went to Seacroft hospital leeds and the technology been used for my leg meant i could get my leg fitted and taken home in the same day. The software used was CAD/CAM and used a lazer to scan my leg and get a perfect shape for the shape of my socket for my false leg. There was alot of waiting about yesterday but eventually I got my leg fitted and after a few adjustments there it was my first leg. I was told that they had ordered me a better foot and should be on its way in a few days. Eventually I am going to end up with two legs one for everyday and one for sport.

Getting the leg is a step in the right direction and theres only 4 months of cancer treatment left. Still got the whole fed up ora around me but im coping ok and its christmas soon so thats something to look forward to.