Miranda McKeon.Photo: Miranda McKeon/Instagram
Miranda McKeonis marking a major milestone — she’s halfway through chemotherapy for breast cancer.
TheAnne with an Eactress, 19,was diagnosed in mid-June with breast cancer, an extremely rare case for a teenager, and started her first four rounds of chemotherapy a month later. The initial rounds consisted of two drugs, adriamycin and cytoxan, that McKeon was thrilled to leave behind.
“I’m so excited to be done with this portion,“she wrote on Instagram Monday, explaining that the drugs caused nausea and “grossness, like a really bad hangover with none of the fun the night before.”
“It was nothing short of horrible!”
McKeon’s next (and hopefully final) four rounds of chemotherapy will be with a drug called taxol, which she’s hoping will be “a bit easier,” as the main side effect is bone pain.”
“I really can’t believe I’ve made it this far,” she said. “I felt very raw and emotional today. There was a lot of crying — but the good, in touch with life, kind. I’m very proud of myself. There were many moments these past 2 months when life felt impossible to be living.”
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McKeon also thanked her family and friends and “all of the people who have written to me over the past two months” for their support.
Along with celebrating being halfway through chemo, McKeon also excitedly shared that she’s moving back to Los Angeles on Friday to go back to college at the University of Southern California, somethingshe previously told PEOPLEshe had hoped to do but wasn’t sure if it would work out.
“This didn’t seem possible at first but I’ve told my team from the beginning that I have things to do and places to be and staying home this semester wasn’t an option for me,” she said.
Miranda McKeon and her mom, Jill.Miranda McKeon/Instagram
McKeon said that while she and cancer “are not BFFs” and it “does not fit into my schedule,” she’s strong enough to make the trip.
“Taking classes, being with my friends, beach, sun, football games, etc. all sounds like a NORMAL DREAM.”
source: people.com
