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Hey, I'm Elisha, (Ellie), I'm 19 year's old. I Got Diagnosed with Leukiema yesturday. Long story short, I had a crazy week last week, I Had a cold and toothake, ended up having a massive dental abcese which wasnt fixing itself, made my face swell and i was in massive amounts of pain, I Came into the A&E in Liverpool and they fixed it by draining the abses, a doctor took my blood's, and i was on my way, still slightly in pain but happier, Monday came and i had a phone, theyd tested my blood and i was told to come to the hospital, I Seen a few signs for Leukima and started panicing, then kind of bottled everything up, they told me to stay the night and told me they basically thought i had that, they also took a bone marrow thing, so yeah they poked and proded me yesturday and took a tooth that hurt loads, and then at around 6pm they told me i had luekiema. Everythings just happened so fast, I Lost my Mum to MND, It be her birthday tomorrow, and i lost my dad to Lung cancer 10 years ago this year, So i Only have my sister and brother and brother in law and my boyfriend, he is my rock, But i've always been strong in bad situations, I Don't really want sympthay, I Just want to chat, Like My sister got induced in the womens hostpial last night and theyve said i can go in and see her for a few hours before cemo starts, and my brother on holiday until saturday, My boyfirend has been here since Monday, I'm being strong for him, same as he is for me,. 

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    Hi ellie, I've just come across your post, as they think my mum may have lung cancer she's nearly 81 bless her, she has a shadow on her lung, awaiting a ct scan, I lost my dad to stomach cancer nearly 19 years ago I've got a daughter who is 19 in may, and my heart goes out to you. If you need someone to chat to please get in touch, I would love to be able to try and support you through this. Take care my lovely there will be light at the end if the tunnel, think positive xx
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    Never mind staying strong for your boyfriend Ellie.......let him be strong for you too. I am a lot older than you, and further down the road with cancer..... nearly 3 years now, and although being strong is good, every so often you may need to just sob, and let someone else be the strong one for a while. Take care, I will be thinking of you. Lots of hugs. Jx

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    Hi Ellie, tears came to my eyes when I read your post. No one at  your age should be worrying about issues around cancer. My heart breaks when I hear about kids and young persons such as yourself being diagnosed with cancer. I'm glad that you came to this forum though because people on here are very caring and supportive with each other. All of us on this forum are dealing with cancer in one way or another, either we have it ourselves, or are caring for a loved one with it. You will get lots of support on here as you take this journey that no one would choose to be on, but we don't have a choice.

    Medical science has come a long way since cancer was first recognized many years ago, so people today have a much better chance to live a long life in spite of having been diagnosed with it. It would seem that your leukemia was caught really early on, thanks to your abcessed tooth, so hopefull that will give you a much better chance of a cure. I know that chemo is not nice, but if your doctors believe that it will help you in the long run, it will be worth it. Come on to the forum any time that you want to rant or cry, or whatever it is you feel you need to do; we all understand and most of us are a lot older than you. Take all the support you need from your family, friends, and your boyfriend. If it was one of them, you would certainly be there for them I'm sure. Good luck with your follow-up medical care and let us know how its' going for you.

    Take care. Hugs for you.

    Lorraine

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    Hey, sorry I never replied to any of these comments after. I posted the first thread. I'm in remission now and have been for 6 months, I'm better on paper, but my head is truly scrambled, I apoligize if anyone took me as not replying as rude but I well and truly just got on with it like it was nothing because that's how I deal with big things xxx

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    Hi Ellie

    Glad to hear your in remission and to give u further positive news my best friend was also diagnosed with Luiekemia at your age and he is now 41 with 3 children! Good luck for your future xx regards Cal

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