on the Verge of

The second decade of the third millennium is about to end. Ten years ago, I never would have guessed that I would be where I am right now. I've had a lot of heartbreaks along the way, definitely did some terrible mistakes as well. But I would not be who I am today if I haven't been through those embarrassing and painful moments. Despite all my previous medical dilemmas, my knee surgery and thyrodectomy, I'm just thankful to be alive and well. I'm thankful that I still get to experience life, that I can still breath well and hear the birds chirp outside my window, that I can still spend time with the people I value and love most. Ten years ago I was only 18, naive but full of hope. I had declared my dreams and how to achieve them. A few years passed then and I was past my deadlines of becoming a manager and being married. Nonetheless, I reached those goals a few years later, not because I was pressured by my overdue deadlines, but because I was ready. And only God

I have been meaning to write this for a long time. But since I have been repeating my history to a lot of doctors and medical students since my first confinement, I got lazy and postponed this post. It was until now that I am currently being isolated in the hospital that I have plenty of time to finally write down my journey in battling Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, or also known simply as Papillary Carcinoma, is one of the most common type of thyroid cancers. All doctors that I've consulted with also say that it is also one, if not the most, treatable type of cancer as long as its recommended medical treatments are consistently and religiously followed. It all started late January when I felt something in my neck when I swallowed. There was a noticeable lump when I drank water but there was no pain or discomfort. Since I didn't have any fever which would coincide with a possible throat infection, I decided to consult a doctor. Upon a ph