Author: Kristin Sterk

As a Christ-follower, wife, stay at home mom, blogger, author, and advanced heart failure patient, my desire is to encourage others in those same roles, through honest and real conversation. May you be inspired to embrace YOUR story of God’s grace in your own life, through simple, grace-filled living.
The End Is In Sight!

The End Is In Sight!

Sort of… BUT WHEN IT COMES TO BEING IN THE HOSPITAL, THE END IS IN SIGHT! The goal for tomorrow is for me to be DISCHARGED! To say I am excited would be an understatement! I haven’t seen Mazy in almost 3 weeks and that, by far, has been the toughest part of this journey….

BMT Day +7!

BMT Day +7!

It feels so good to get to this day. It’s been a hard day, but a day that reminds me that I am one step closer to discharge. Today my counts have bottomed out, which is where they would expect them to be in this stage of the game. When counts bottom out, the only…

BMT Day +3!

BMT Day +3!

The hospital I am at, started a new therapy within the last month, called “red light therapy”. Maybe you have heard of it or even have a machine at home, but this is one of the many tools used to help manage bone marrow transplant side effects, such as mucositis (sores in mouth). Who knew?…

Day -3 & Last Day of Chemo!

Day -3 & Last Day of Chemo!

Day -3 and last day of chemo! Now starting up immunosuppressants and preparing for anti rejection drugs! This body is going through a LOT of change, but so far, God’s grace has been holding it steady and fairly strong. I try to walk about 2 miles a day around the floor, which helps keep things…