blondie073's Journal

Today I was still sick. I can't remember the last time I was at school. In the afternoon was the parent-teacher interviews. My mom wanted to talk to all my teachers and she wanted me to come along so they could see me in person.

So we trekked onto the bus to go to the subway station. On the bus, a few stops before the station, an old friend of my mother's got on with her daughter. Carolyn and Tessa. They didn't know about the tumor, or anything for that matter. We talked for a little bit and got to the station. Mom told them about the tumor and Carolyn gave me a big hug and told me to think positive thoughts. She said hopefully it would all get better.

We arrived at my school to see all these lines before the teachers. We knew it would be a long wait. My math teacher said he'd be happy to send work home each week so I could catch up and my mom would bring it back so he could check it. He said my health comes first so I shouldn't worry about school. My French teacher said to only think positive thoughts and not let the stress get to me because that could put me back health-wise. She gave me this whole speech on positive thinking and how it will help me get better. My history teacher told me not to worry at all about catching up and he'd base my marks more on the reading that I can do at home. He was happy to see me and said he'd do anything to help me. My photography teacher said he didn't want me to have to repeat the class so he'd be willing to help whenever so I catch up. He'd also try to get me into grade 11 photography, but he didn't want me to go without knowing most of the stuff I should already know and fall even more behind. My English teacher said I could do any of the work from his website and contact him through email. And he'd also send me home a copy of Lord of the Flies so I could read that. He said he loved the short story I wrote earlier in the year.

We talked to the vice-principal and (here's my big news) she said that if I get a doctor's note I can be exempt from the exams. I didn't learn most of what was on there due to illness so if the doctor can comfirm this, the TDSB (Toronto District School Board) will let me miss the exams and my mark will be based on all the other work I've done. So yay! That's less to stress about.

So we don't know any results yet and our next appointment at oncology is in January so hopefully we'll get some answers then. For now, I'm just going to take it slow because my immune system is very weak and I can't even leave the house without getting sicker. (more sick?)

I hate medicine and I get very dizzy and drowsy from cough medicine. But it's essential for my health to improve that I take the medicine. Blah.