Happy nails is the newest trend of applying a powdered dip on to your existing nails. It lies somewhere on the spectrum between acrylics and a regular manicure. A long-lasting manicure that is not supposed to chip, break or easily peel off. On Tuesday Oct. 1, 2019 — the day after my birthday — I ripped my happy nails off, one by one.

Dazedly swimming in the earth-shattering news I had been given a few hours prior, I was curled up on my bed, detaching the hardened polish from my own nail beds. Tears clouding my sight, fogging my contacts and soaking my sheets.

Hogdkin’s Lymphoma. The words reverberated like a fiery pinball bouncing off every corner of my mind. Continue reading “Diagnosis” →