skye.mazalin
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Did you tell your friends face to face about your cancer or over the phone?
I posted in our group over Facebook- I never had the chance to tell them face to face I found out in the emergency room and started treatment immediately
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Would you say that you've learnt a lot of things about medicine/ healthcare etc over the time you've spent in hospital?
You have no idea I am the health nazi now
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You literally look amazing and short hair suits you so much!! You have the best smile and eyes and I'm jealous of your dimples hehe
This is so sweet Thankyou so much
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What are you studying at uni?? When i'm at uni I'd really like to do medicine to become a paediatric oncologist :)
Oh yay that's so good!! I'm not at uni yet because I didn't get an atar last year but I'm also considering studying the health field! Thinking of starting off with nursing at ACU :)
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You don't have to answer if you don't want, seeing as could be a sensitive question but before you were diagnosed did you ever think of a possibility of cancer or was it completely off your mind?
I knew there was something very wrong I could feel it but I didn't think it would be anything that extreme !
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Your just cute tell me what's been going on x
Inbox me !! I'm so bored I could use a chat
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my friend was recently diagnosed with cancer and I want to get her a little something but I'm not sure exactly what? I was wondering what sort of things you liked to receive as gifts? I was kind of thinking getting her something to keep her entertained.
I'm so sorry to hear this I hope she's feeling ok and has an amazing recovery! I would get her something that she could put in her room to make it feel more home like! print out lots of photos with you guys together so she can hang them up. My room was covered with photos of friends! Maybe a colouring book it or tv series she can watch when she's bored. Also no flowers- your not allowed flowers on an oncology ward x
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What are your plans for the summer
Travel & spend some well deserved time with friends and family
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How you feeling ?
I'm feeling well :)
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holly loves u
Skye loves holly
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When you first found out about your cancer did you have to go straight into hospital or wait a while?
I found out in the emergency room
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What would be some advice that you would give others who are experiencing the same thing as you or know someone who is?
Never give up. Fight through every single minute, even when you feel like you can't anymore, when you think it's too much- just keep going. Be as positive as you can, there are people who will be there for you so always try to be positive and take everyday as it comes. If you receive bad news, take it in but don't let it get you down. With saying that, if things get overwhelming and you need to cry, don't hold back just let it out and cry. The most important advice I would give is that it's ok to have days where you're not ok, even if that's most days. The important thing is that you get through it. I promise if you push through it with a positive mind set, you will get through it.
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What are you hoping to do next year? You looked absolutely gorgeous at val btw xx
Travel and finish year 12! Thankyou so much xx
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how much longer will you be in hospital for? You looked gorgeous at val last night! ♡
About a month! Thankyou x
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It was so nice to see you back at school!! Xo
So nice to be back! Xx
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That's so goo that this is your last round of chemo!! Hope everything goes well x
Thankyou x
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Are you just doing year twelve with no score? Well done on graduating! After ever thing you've been through you should be very proud! I love your positive attitude your such an inspiration and really put things in perspective for me!!
Yeah I'm just getting my year 12 pass was really the only option for me! Thank you so much xxx
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I saw you at speech night! You looked so good and you have the best smile :) does that mean that you're out of the hospital??
Thankyou so much! No I'm in between my 2nd and 3rd round of chemo, I go back in on Wednesday for my last round
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will you be doing year 12 again next year?
No
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How's your roommate doing? :)
She's doing much better !
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You and your roommate are my new OTP, you're just the cutest friends :') <3
God I miss her so much!! I visited her in ICU yesterday and she looked well so hopefully she'll be out soon :((
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hows your day been?
Good day today actually!
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Your a babe Skye
Hahaha thanks I try
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How is your roommate going who was sent to ICU? :(
She is doing well all positive news so far
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Hey Skye! Despite not exactly been friends with you at Toorak, I've always thought you are one of the few down-to-earth, nice girls out of that huge group. I would just like to tell you how much I admire your courage, your persistence and your optimism!
Aw Thankyou. We are sometimes intimidating because we are such a large group but I promise we are all lovely girls!!
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I don't know you that well but you've been so inspiring - obviously I've no idea how hard it is so don't take this the wrong way but I know what it's like to be in hospital for ages, & to stay positive isn't easy. Hope things get better soon lovely xx
Thankyou xx
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I hope you are doing alright! I really feel for you, bloody hell you are so brave !!!!! Love you
I'm just doing what I need to do I have no choice
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You should be so proud of yourself. What you are going through must be so tough, yet you have managed to stay so positive. You are an inspiration to many..
Thankyou so so much
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do you have many visitors?
I have some but I'm not really allowed that many just close friends and family
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Are you looking forward to going back to school ??
I'm devastated I won't be finishing this year with my year level
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i think you're a fantastic person and I'm really inspired by how positive you've been over the past little while and I just wanted to say thankyou for inspiring me and being so amazing. keep fighting, you're incredible!!!
Thankyou so much really needed this
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i love you and everyone is so proud of you xxxxx keep your head up hunny you'll get through this
Thankyou xx
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you're so strong & inspiring, always smiling after everything you've been through!! truly beautiful and brave inside and out xx
Thankyou I needed that
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what do you do to pass time in hospital? xx
Nothing anymore I'm so bored I want to go home
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why was it a bad day :(
My room mate was sent to ICU
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typical day in hospital?
Bored bored bored breakfast bored obs bored meds bored nap bored lunch obs bored meds blood transfusion bored obs bored procedure pain pain meds pain bored pain bored obs dinner sleep :)
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"Attention seeking?" She's raising awareness and spreading positivity; I don't see anything wrong with that. Think before you comment, nasty people.
I agree Thankyou!
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Do you know how much longer you will stay in hospital for?
I'm not sure hopefully I'll get to go home soon but I have to come back for the last round of chemo- nearly there!!
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Your wig looks so amazing!!
Ahhh Thankyou so so much
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Big difference between publicizing something that hasn't exactly gone too great in your life and attention seeking
if you think I'm trying to seek attention out of what I post, you are wrong. I want to share my story I refuse to sit and be silent about what I'm experiencing. I don't want to be just another person who has cancer, survived and did nothing. I want to actually make a difference and have big plans to do this when I'm well. The last thing I want is for people to pity me. I guess there's alway going to be people who have negative opinions but I'm just trying to be positive and I do that through what I post. If it really bothers you that much you should delete me instead of trying to get me down when I'm doing everything I can to stay smiling
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Is Ronnie annoyed at how many guys you've slept with? I would be
He would be if my number is high but it's not at at all so nah he's not
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If you lost everything tomorrow, whose arms would you run into to make everything ok ?
Ronnies
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prettiest girls at toorak in all year levels?
Everyone's pretty
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are there any hot nurses at the hospital haha
Hahahahahahaha best question! Haha Thankyou for making me laugh but unfortunately no :(
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Are you friends with HEKS again?
I'm good friends with holly and Erin
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Do you think that toorak should be more educated on cancer as a whole or you don't know?
I think they definitely should!!
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I love reading your FB because, while this obviously isn't a great situation to be in, the way you're using your experience to both raise awareness and spread positivity is incredibly inspiring. Thank you for that. I'm so glad you're doing so well!
Thankyou so much. Honestly being positive and sharing my journey is actually helping me cope. I feel the more people who know about more story, the more support I have and the more I can raise awareness!
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That's so good and inspiring that you want to help people battling leukemia! you're such a kind hearted person
An experience like this really does change a person. Can't say my thoughts were the same 3 months ago but it's definitely made me a better person. You can get a positive outcome out of a negative situations sometimes, you just have to be optimistic! Mind over matter, and thankyou xx
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Oh yay I just heard you were in remission that's so exciting !
I know such wonderful news I am so lucky
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why don't you just use your gat score? or cant you do that? hope your doing well, so amazed by your strength <3
You can only use your gat if you've completed all sacs throughout the year which is bullsht but just the way it works
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will u go to uni once u have finished school? also what are ur plans when u r better? x
Yeah I will! I also want to travel and just live my life really! Do some new exciting things, I have no limits
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will you be going back to toorak next year or a new school?
Why would I go to a new school I've been at toorak since grade 4. Besides I only have to do 3 subjects so I'll barely be at school
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what do you want to work as?
I want to help people battling cancer
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what is the hardest thing about battling with leukaemia?
Personally getting to know the most beautiful people in the world who you know are not going to be ok and are getting weaker everyday. Being surrounded by so much sickness and seeing people suffer, it absolutely breaks my heart I can't even put it into words. You wouldn't wish it on your worst enemy, the things I've seen literally scar you for life it's just heart breaking
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what are you doing about your education while you are sick? not a dig- just wondering on behalf of a friend who was recently diagnosed and isn't sure what to do
I have applied for interrupted studied so this time next year I have to go back to school to complete unit 4
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Oh it came out in 2009 and don't worry she has APL, it's a very good movie but very sad. Wish you all the best x
Thankyou x
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Is your cancer like the one off my sisters keeper or not as bad? I know she has leukaemia but idk which one
I've never seen my sisters keeper and there's no way in hell I'm watching it now. I'm not sure how old that movie is but I do know that 10-20 years ago if you were diagnosed with any type of leukemia it was pretty much considered a death sentence so that could have something to do with the movie
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Is it good to have a home cooked meal?
Yes the food here is soo bad
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how was being home
It was so amazing!! Got to do so much and was feeling so well!
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what you do today
I slept a lot
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yay! That's such good news!! Does this mean that you can't relapse and are almost all recovered??
There's still a 50% chance that I could fall out of remission and I still have to complete 2 more rounds of chemo but it's still very good news
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yay that is so awesome to hear so happy for you
Thankyou :)
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What's the good news?! :)
I am in remission which means my body is responding well to the chemo and I am hopefully on my way to recovery!!
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You have the most gorgeous smile - never let it fade. :) Your positivity is so damn inspiring. <3 x
I want and thankyou so much
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That sounds so bad! It must be tough going through chemo but you're so strong Skye, you can do anything! Xx
Thankyou I'm doing really well though xx
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Wow just wow! The outlook you have taken on this illness is just amazing. It's inspiring, your parents would be so so proud of the women you have become. You're definitely one of a kind. You can beat it, you're so strong. X
Thankyou so much <3
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what are the side effects of chemo?
It's different for everyone but these are the ones I had. Extreme fatigue and tiredness, no immune system, neutropenic diet, stage four mucocitis, nausea, loss of appetite. Pretty much I was a corpse for the 8 days I was on it and the following 5 days of recovery while my cell counts were at 0.
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is there any long term effects of leukemia?
It depends on what type you have. There are some long term effects of chemo as it pretty much destroys your fertility but it really does depend on each person. Everyone's prognosis is so vastly different
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has having leukemia changed your perspective in life? If so how?
I can't even begin to explain. I appreciate every tiny thing that life has to offer that go unnoticed by most people. I am thankful for every minute I'm alive and with my family. I want to live life and everything it has to offer because life is too short to live holding back. I am also a much stronger person like I feel like if I can beat this I can beat anything, it's such an amazing feeling. I've learned to not let little things bother me that are really irrelevant because there's always somewhere out there that has it worse off than you.
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What's your favourite ice cream flavour?
Peanut butter
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Do our prefer baths or showers?
Showers :)
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do the doctors know the cause of your leukemia?
My leukemia was unrelated to any factors it was simply unlucky and had no cause
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at least you're getting better and are able to get some fresh air :)
Yes exactly!
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I know you have leukemia but I didn't realise that it made you go in a wheelchair, sorry if that question sounded rude
My body is extremely weak after having chemo and the flu for two months so I'm required to use a wheelchair if I want to leave my ward for longer than like 15 minutes
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I was just curious but why were you sitting in a wheelchair in your Facebook picture?
Why do you think
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if you had easy bruising does that mean that you had a lot of bruises on your body?
I had a few but nothing overly alarming
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is there many other people in the alfred with AML? I know it's a really rare disease so I'm guessing theres probably 0-1
I'm not sure I know there's lots of other people with leukaemia but I only know 1 other person with aml
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are you in the childrens area or adults?
There's only one haematology ward
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How did you met people in hospital? Do you know any other people your age battling cancer at the Alfred?
You see people around all the time and everyone's super friendly. There's no one my age here, I'm the youngest by far but I've still made friends with lots of the older people and they look out for me
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is the hospital food good?
God no
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did you enjoy your week at home? :) it's good to see you're doing well
I haven't left yet, hoping to be released early next week!
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You're such an inspiration and doing so so well, is leukaemia something that can be completly overcome or will it always partly stay xxxxx
It can be completely overcome :)
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did you know much about leukemia before you were diagnosed?
I had heard little about it so I had to research a lot to fully understand what was happening in my body
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have you met anyone through the hospital, like made friends with any of the other patients there?
Yeah of course!!
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i feel silly asking anon but we dont talk haha, hope you are going alright <3 did they know they were testing for cancer or did they stumble across it when testing for other things? xxxxx
That's ok & Thankyou! They took a blood test to test for glandular fever so you could imagine how shocked I was when I found out xxxx
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how long do u think u had leukaemia for before you were diagnosed? also when will u stop treatment and be able to come home? hope ur doing well its so inspiring xx
I had the flu for 2 months so they think I had it for at least that. I still have 2 rounds of chemo to get through so it's really hard to say how long I'll be in here. Depends on if there's any complications or anything so fingers crossed it's not too long!!
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What are the symptoms of leukaemia?
Weight loss, extreme fatigue, easy bruising, temperatures, poor immune system, constant infections. Those are the ones I had there's probably more idk
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This is probably way too personal but if it is then don't answer but do you still get your period if you have cancer?
Why don't you take that question and shove it up your A$$
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Basically all of my grandparents have had cancer or are dead from it, it's really sad that it had to happen to you but you seem so strong and you can beat it! :) xx
I'm so sorry to hear that, it's such a shame these things happen to the best of people:( luckily for me, my age gives me such an advantage and has made my prognosis so good! Thankyou xx
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It is absolutely heartbreaking to the community to see you like this but we all have your back and supporting you and your family as much as we can. We know you're a fighter and will get through it! hope you're doing okay!
I am doing crazy well and have no regrets. This process has changed me for the better and I wouldn't have it any other way. Thankyou so much for your support ❤️
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Does leukaemia hurt?
Leukemia itself doesn't hurt but the treatment you go through such as chemotherapy, radiation ect is pretty horrible at times
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Your response to that last question is so inspiring! I admire how strong you are :) I also think that schools need to be more educated on leukaemia because young people don't know enough about it.
Thankyou so much I completely agree. The type of leukemia I have in particular is so rare and I want to spread awareness in light of all the all the people that are diagnosed every year
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Why do you keep telling everyone you have leukaemia ? Its horrible and terribly sad, and I hope you recover amazingly, but dam shouldn't it be kept personal?
I am proud of how amazingly well I am coping with what life has thrown at me and I refuse to be silent about it. I am not embarrassed or afraid and I want to share my story as wide spread as I can to spread awareness of my disease that only 0.8% of the population are diagnosed with. So many young people take everything in their lives for granted and I want my experience to be a wake up call to everyone to love living the life they are blessed with. You can let it crush you or turn you into a stronger person and I am at the strongest I have ever been. Thankyou for your comment and I'll be sure to judge the way you handle cancer if you are ever unlucky enough to be diagnosed. Hope this answers your question :)
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How did you find out that you had leukaemia ?
Blood test
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The Alfred is really good and hopefully you get better really soon :)
Yeah the care here so far has been amazing :)
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Skye, you never cease to amaze me in your strength and courage! I am so proud to even know you when you are battling this so bravely! I am always thinking of you and sending love your way, keep going gorgeous!! Xxxxx
Aw please tell me who you are!! Xxxxx
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Hope you get better soon :)
Thankyou xx
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What are your hopes for next year?
To be healthy