Emma becomes an inspiration, and every summer, she will recognize all those who unknowingly embody her spirit.…
2017! And yet, cancer is still not just a zodiac sign as we would all wish. It continues to invade unexpecting people of all ages. It is the pest of our times. Cancer… a word whose sound causes the shivers. I know well that I cannot do something to make it disappear. I can help though, so some people can fight to overcome it.…
Today I am going to start my story with a very short biology lesson, which is based entirely on my limited knowledge of medicine and mainly on experience. For those of you who are not aware of it –and I bet there are a lot of you out there- chemo is responsible for the drop of our blood count, meaning that apart from killing the tumor, chemo also kills our blood cells and especially our white blood cells.…