1999 was a busy year for me. In December of 1998 I won a holiday to Australia (more on this later) which we took in March 1999. One week in Sydney and one week on the Gold Coast. However, before we knew of this fabulous trip, we had booked a two week holiday in Bali with my brother and sister-in-law. We had a brilliant time but when we got home I noticed that I wasn't feeling too good. I thought I had 'picked something up' in Bali and it would pass. In August of 1999 we went camping with my family. Camping is something we did quite a bit of as we like to put on the hiking boots and go walking. Well, on one of these long walks I didn't feel well. I tried to carry on but had to stop as the pain in my chest was so bad and I was so breathless and I was scared. In 1989 (when I was 41) I was diagnosed with Angina and had an angioplasty and so of course, I thought the heart disease was back.
Back at home I made an appointment with my cardiologist and had various tests done. He phoned me with the results. Heart/arteries were fine, but my white cell count was 22,000 and he was making an appointment for me with a hematologist.
In October I got to see this consultant and the diagnosis was CLL. I was shattered as my mother died with CLL.
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