Update on life things and yeah.

Hey folks, hows it going?

Well, as some of you know my mother is currently battling Breast Cancer, she had an operation to remove a cancerous growth, but unfortunately they found another, it was hidden behind the first one so the first scans didn't pick it up, so to remove this growth, and eliminate the possibility of further spread, she's going to have a full removal, followed by reconstruction and possible radiotherapy or chemotherapy, it's a pretty stressful diagnosis, but it could have been worse, we're hoping that everything will go well, and we'll finally see the end of this...

And with that I must say, if you have suspicions, feel any anomalies, or show any symptoms, get yourself checked out, we were lucky to have caught it early, my Mum was called in randomly for screening, we've no family history of the disease, nor did she feel any symptoms or lumps, it can literally strike out of nowhere, and be fatal if ignored, you're never too young or too old for cancer, it doesn't discriminate, it doesn't care, and you cannot afford to live in ignorant bliss, as I said, we were lucky, were it not for that random screening we might not have found out until it was too late, so please, don't throw caution to the wind, it might just save your life. 

In further medical news my Granddad, with whom I did a charity skydive with a couple years back, was rushed to hospital with a suspected chest infection, the infection turned out to be Tuberculosis, thankfully he's doing well with treatment, however I've been really ill lately too, with chest pains, breathing difficulty, and that awful cough still persists, so I'm worried that there is a possibility that I might have contracted it too. Also, due to a stupid oversight back in highschool I wasn't given a BCG, so... Ugh... Unfortunately my GP is fully booked until Thursday next week, but I can't wait that long with the breathing problems so I'm going to call up the surgery and request to see, well, pretty much any doctor who can see me as soon as possible. I dunno, maybe I'm over reacting, maybe I'm just ill with the stress of recent events, but with everything lately I'd much rather be safe than sorry, y'know?

I really hope it's negative, because if not then there's no way I'll be able to go to MCM Comic Con Manchester next month, I've waited all year, I'll be devastated if I have to miss it... ;_;

Ugh... Seems lately all I post is bad news... I really hate doing that, but I wanna keep folks in the loop, I don't want my friends worrying if I don't post for a while, and given the family health problems there may be times where I'm a lot less active, that said I'll try to be as active as possible, I hate being away from DA. ;_; 

Eh, let's add some positivity to this journal, shall we? 

Remember the Kotobukiya Bishoujo statue of Jaina Solo? Well I pre-ordered the Mara Jade Bishoujo statue ages ago, and she finally arrived yesterday! Here's a pic!
 

Isn't she absolutely beautiful?? Well it's no secret that Kotobukiya's Bishoujo statue range are my absolute favourite, and with Mara Jade they've done themselves proud again! She comes with an alternate cloak, an imperial emblem for her base, and her original Lightsaber as well as Luke's (I like her holding Lukes, cuz' I'm a Rebel! )

And here she is next to her niece Jaina Solo, on my dreadfully cluttered desk (which is actually a really cheap fold up garden table... ) ... 

I love 'em! ~

Anyway, that was a long, mostly depressing journal, with pretty pictures at the end, and if you read it all then you're a trooper, and I thank you, if you didn't, well, that's cool, at least take this message away: Don't take a chance on cancer, get tested, much better to be safe than ignore it.

Peace, Love, and Good Health to ya'. ~MidoriNoHonoo