So I realize it has been a while since I last posted. Honestly, I can't even remember all that i've done since then..oh yeah, except for that whole going to the hospital part. I was sick over Spring Break and in the hospital almost the entire time. Not really how I was hoping to spend my weekend, but it was actually kind of great. It really got me thinking more and more about this plan I had to start some kind of cancer teenage support group.
I've always said that I was given this disease twice for a reason, and I think I may have finally figured out what that reason is. I am going to hopefully meet up with some doctors who have gotten on board with me, the tech people who run the TCH website, and a few other older patients willing to help me out, and begin the process of starting my own teenage support group. There are always questions that run through a cancer patient's head that other people just don't think about. For example, I had a girl ask me recently what it feels like when your hair grows back. Not emotionally, but physically. I'll bet a bunch of you don't know that it actually stings or hurts when your hair begins to break skin. I actually sat on my bed with a bag of ice on my head to try to numb it. Crazy huh? I just think that there are so many questions like that and they can only be answered by people who have gone through the same thing.
I am hoping to start the group online and run it through TCH so only patients will be able to be a part of it. I want it to be a safe place for patients to go and talk about anything and everything. This project has kind of become my baby and I really hope that it booms the way I hope for it to. I will definitely keep everyone updated on the progress we make.
Other than that, I have been busting my booty trying to get into UT. Unfortunately, I cannot find out if I got in or not until after I finish my 30 hours at Lone Star. I am chomping at the bit to find out! It is definitely a test of my patience! I currently have a 3.9, but I still have finals so we'll see.
I really enjoy writing and hope to write a lot more in this blog, but honestly I am having a little bit of writers block at the moment. So leave a comment below and let me know what you want to know! I can be extremely deep and talk about the world's problems, or I can tell you what nail polish colors are my favorites. That might be a little extreme, but seriously..leave me a comment and let me know.
XOXO
Devin Duncan
Hi Devin,
ReplyDeleteThere is a newly diagnosed 16 year old girl at TCH, named Paige Poe, who I know about through a friend who works with her Mom. When you get the support group up and running (or if you happen to run into her), let me know and hopefully she will be open to it!!