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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]Evoman
(8,040 posts)Have a masters in Biology and a Biochem Bachelor's degree. Used to work as a lab tech, decided I hated working in the lab with a passion, so I decided to go back to school to be a pharmacist.
One week before I started school, I was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. I'm now stage 4, since it has spread to my lungs. Stuck with school for a while, even while going through chemo, and was doing quite well. But I'm pretty damn sick now, so I had to drop out.
For some reason, I don't think I'll be going back. I'm not sure how long I'm gonna live, or if I'm gonna beat the cancer. Stage 4 is kind of a bitch, even though I'm doing really well beating it back with chemo and my doctors seem optimistic.
I'm currently 33 years old. If I ever get off this chemo, I'm not sure what I'm gonna do. While on the chemo, I'm lucky that I have friends and family supporting me financially, although I feel like such a fucking leech.