Over the past few years, I always had in the back of my mind that I would have a transplant. Specifically, a heart transplant. Every year I had tests performed to see if I would qualify, with each test, falling just short. Little did I know that God was preparing us for a different transplant…
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 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…
I wore this t-shirt specifically for today, knowing that this is the truth we stand in today! We can look back and thank God for what he has already done in our lives and we can look forward and trust that he will continue to provide for us in the future too. Finished my first…
I plopped down at our kitchen table, with the old 2023 calendar to the side, and my 2024 flowery wall calendar, all pristine and empty, laid before me. My planner to my right, with all of the “nexts” labeled within it. A blank slate, but a planner filled with reminders of what God has taken…
The past few days, I have been clinging to Psalm 71:14 which says, “As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more. “ Now that we are a week away from admission for my bone marrow transplant, I can feel the fight building up in me. I can feel…
