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It's been a strange journey.  No question.  I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in May.  I underwent my first chemotherapy treatment just a few days after diagnosis.  I had to have a pretty interesting conversation with my bosses at Q13 FOX News about my diagnosis and explain to them what it would mean for my work status for the next several months.  I have to say, KCPQ has been fantastic about everything.  They have been very understanding and have allowed me to work at my own pace during treatment.  I have worked through my entire treatment, though, even anchoring the news during some of the darkest days of chemotherapy. 

I started writing about my cancer diagnosis on this blog on the day I was diagnosed.  It was very raw and very unnerving, but writing about my situation helped me immensely.  It helped me wade through my emotions and voice some of my concerns and frustrations.  I also hoped that it would be a place where friends and family members could come for updates so I wouldn't have to repeat the same story over and over (but I don't really mind doing that anyway).  It has turned out to be much more than that.  Once I blogged about my cancer, it was picked up by The Seattle P-I and was then circulated to other publications literally all over the world.  Whether I liked it or not, I was going VERY public with my cancer. 

After the media caught a hold of it, my bosses and I decided I should go ahead and discuss my situation on the news.  This is the Q13 FOX News broadcast from May 28, 2009.  The night I announced to Western Washington that I had cancer for the first time.  This is the first of 16 stories that I have done on my journey through cancer.  I am going to post them all here on my blog, in order, over the next several days, and share with you a little background on each step along the way.