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…
Even when things don’t go as planned, I am still reminded of the faithfulness and order of God’s perfect plan. This is not how I expected to spend Easter and the last few days, but this was exactly how God had intended. I was admitted, once again, to the BMT floor, but not for cancer,…
Feelings of restlessness and impatience are starting to fill my mind. I can see the end of my 100 days in sight, and yet I still have over a month to go. But in all reality, my life doesn’t change too drastically at that exact moment. It’s more of a guideline, sprinkled with hope that…
I thought I would give an update on how the recovery from my bone marrow transplant is going. I’ve had a few people ask recently on how the progress has been, so thought it was about time! I am doing remarkably well, according to my care team, and that is always encouraging to hear. All…
Yesterday at my routine Monday, Wednesday, Friday appointment at the cancer clinic, we met with my PA to discuss side effects and test results. We had been waiting to hear back about my inversion 16 test result, to see if that number is finally zero again. Last June, we found out that the CBF –…
