This past weekend, Mazy and I did a little mommy/daughter trip to the Mackinaw area. For those who aren’t familiar with the area, this place is iconic for the 5 mild suspension bridge that spans between the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan and also has a dreamy island nestled to the right of the…
I was walking through Aldi, minding my own business admiring all the cheeses (I’m a cheese lover), when I felt eyes staring at me. I wasn’t sure if I should look up, but I chose to and I’m so glad I did. My eyes met a middle-aged lady’s, as if she was trying to get…
This is the picture that I can’t get out of my head. But it was also the moment I was scared. Scared to talk to God because I was scared to believe what I felt him putting on my heart. Can you relate? Have you ever felt God prompting your heart towards something? Feeling God…
Judging by the picture, you can about guess what test result came in today! Last week Tuesday I had my first bone marrow biopsy after my bone marrow transplant in January. I’ve had several before, with my first bout of leukemia, but as always, there is some angst leading up to the results, not knowing…
In the bone marrow transplant world, reaching 100 days is a big milestone. The risk for critical side effects is less, blood counts have returned to normal, and a bit of energy starts to come back. Not much changes for the patient, in the sense that I’m still on immunosuppressants, which means I’m still susceptible…
When I was given my first initial diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia, I was whisked from a hospital heart floor to a cancer floor in the matter of hours. I didn’t have time to process what it meant to have cancer. And within 48 hours, I started chemotherapy. I started to worry about losing my…
