As you can about imagine, it feels so good to be home! To just be in the same household, eating at the same table together, hearing my family’s voices, it’s all been such a gift. Even though home is exactly where I want to be, it hasn’t always been easy. A bone marrow transplant brings…
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….
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…
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…
