Have you gotten a gift you’ve been dreaming for so long, and got a challenge at the same time?

That was me, and the timing couldn’t have been worse. A dream of having a child for so long finally came to fruition, but while preparing to have her, I suddenly felt an unbearable pain near my tailbone. It has been 10 years since my last fight with the Big-C, a whole decade!

Of course when I felt the pain, I thought it was due to the surgery, and somehow related to that. Early checks suggested that it could be just that. So, I even went to Italy happily till the pain became unbearable while travelling. The best part about it was that I resorted to alternating painkillers throughout the day and not tell Ben or my friends.

On the last day, I broke down in front of Ben and told him I was in alot of pain. Both of us were so sad, but we still thought it’s a surgery aftereffect. Then, came the flurry of tests to try to diagnose what it was..

When it was confirmed that it was as recurrence, for that brief moment in the doctor’s office, I bawled my eyes out, not for myself, but for Maya because she’s such a gift. How can it be such a beautiful gift coming, and also a huge challenge at the same time?

What consoled me was knowing that I now need to be even stronger for her, and my lil family.

During that time, being as normal as possible is what I decided to do while consuming 3 different types of painkillers and pain patches. Upon diagnosis, we tried to find the best treatment type and at the same time finding out the costs!

The 2nd episode of my documentary is coming out today, so do stay tune….

Yours truly,
Meiz