1. My history

August 16th, 2016

“Thalia Smith developed this disease perhaps two years or more before it was detected.”

It is more than just leukemia. It is chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Cancer begins when cells begin to grow uncontrollably. Those cells started in the bone marrow and entered her blood. It was not detected in time because its cells slowly accumulated over time with no symptoms.

When it reached my hands, I evaluated her and as she described her symptoms. I did the necessary tests until I discovered her disease. It fit the profile perfectly, for a while we were observing it and doing tests to determine the treatment to use. She was suitable for chemotherapy, we tested it and the leukemia decreased, but only momentarily, the symptoms did not disappear.

We have tried other procedures, but her body is not responding, and it is already at a stage where we cannot do anything.

Dr. Black

 

Thalia

February 5th, 2013

These days for me have been very tired. Yesterday I had homework, but I fell asleep and now I'm late. I lost my appetite and even if Nanny Rose has tried to get me to eat, it's almost impossible to do it because nausea won't leave me.

The other day something strange happened, I was in the mirror looking for something to wear and I found bruises on some parts of my body… It cannot be possible or maybe it does… I don’t know! I just know that I didn’t do it consciously.

June 2nd, 2013

I’m a little stunned, I hear voices, but I can’t focus my view until after a few minutes.

“How do you feel?”  Asked the nurse, looking at me curiously. Maggie is next to her biting her nails, asking the same over and over again.

“I have a little bit of fever. This morning I took a painkiller, I’ll be fine.” I tried to sit up, but I was a little weak and I didn’t have enough strength.

Maggie took care of me that day, the fever lasted for several more days along with the symptoms I was already feeling, which included some sweats at night and difficulty breathing.

June 20th, 2013

I'm bleeding! I feel very dizzy and I just managed to put a rag on my nose as I throw myself to the ground. I feel terrible... I am pale and my body hurts.

Same day, 4:00 P.M.

We are in the hospital. My mom and dad are very worried, I don't know what to think, we are just waiting for the doctor to say something, but she is just looking at me.

“We have to do some tests, Tali.” She said in a calm voice, which only makes me expect the worst.

“You may have Leukemia.”

My mother cries while my father looks at me. I can only think that my life will no longer be the same.

That night I do not cry. I go to all the tests at school and just when it is a fact that my disease is Leukemia, I allow myself to cry slowly, to collapse. However, now I wake up every day with more desire to live.

My life was definitely not the same.