Light The Night brings communities across Canada together for one magical evening to share stories, remember loved ones lost and pay tribute to our heroes. Bringing light, love and hope to dispel the darkness of blood cancers.
I have started annual contributions that my company matches - and will add to this total with Light the Night donations.
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Here is my story:
After trying to conceive for 3 years, my wife and I had success getting pregnant with our rainbow baby thanks to IVF. He was just 11 weeks gestation when I found out I had cancer…
“An interesting range of emotions over the last 5 months. It started just before Easter with a concerning ultrasound. And (hopefully) ended with 8 rounds of chemotherapy in 16 weeks to win the battle against Hodgkin Lymphoma.
… it started with panic of the unknown and (fingers crossed) is now ending with a positive cancer free journey as I enter into fatherhood.
First and foremost, I cannot personally or professionally thank my amazing wife enough (my wife’s a Nurse Practitioner). This process would have looked substantially different without her knowledge, experience and never ending support. I’m extremely grateful for everything she has and continues to do.
To my family and friends, thank you. Thank you for the unwavering support, texts and calls. The news of this was not, and still isn’t easy to explain or discuss. After experiencing this myself, if you or someone you know who is going through this process needs to talk, I will always lend an ear #noonecrossescanceralone #fuckcancer
#hodgkinlymphoma #crosscancerinstutute #llsc #leukemiaandlymphomasocietyofcanada”
After ringing the bell, I found out there was a secondary concerning mass on my PET Scan which needs a biopsy. We are all hopeful the mass will be benign and we can go on and enjoy our family time together without anymore distraction!
Thank you for reading my story.
Nathan McMahon
