Category: Guest Post

• Guest Author: A Roller Coaster of Recovery

  

  I assume by now you have read Carolyn’s new blogs about the month of February but I would like to sum it up in a few words: “What the hell?” As a parent, I just want to fix things.

  CarolynDem

  February 25, 2023

  Guest Post, HSCT, MS

  Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, healthcare, HSCT, mom, mom and daughter, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, recovery, rehab

• Guest Author: Mom’s Witness to Recovery

  

  Phase one for me was chemo. Phase two was stem-cell transplant. Phase three is recovery and we are now in the thick of it. The medical staff often reminds us that recovery will take a year. I might know that intellectually, but emotionally I want some quicker results.

  CarolynDem

  August 9, 2022

  Guest Post, HSCT, MS

  caregiver, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, healing, HSCT, mom, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, parenting, recovery, support system

• Guest Author: My MS sister-in-arms, Marcella

  

  I have a friend who is so wonderful, so unique, so artistic and so talented she defies description. We share many things but we both have MS and were diagnosed within the same year. I asked for her perspective.

  CarolynDem

  July 20, 2022

  Guest Post, HSCT, MS

  best friends, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, friendship, HSCT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis

• Guest Author: We Can Do Hard Things

  

  Every day is a roller coaster, literally. She can go from chatting and pink, to gray and moaning within a few minutes depending on the drug they have given her.

  CarolynDem

  June 28, 2022

  Guest Post, HSCT, MS

  best friends, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, friendship, hospital admission, hospital stay, HSCT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, roller coaster

• Guest Author: Notes from the Mom

  

  No matter my age, when things get rough, I want my mom. I asked her to write about her thoughts and feelings for other moms and caregivers.

  CarolynDem

  June 2, 2022

  Guest Post, HSCT, MS

  chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, family, HSCT, mom, mom and daughter, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, New diagnosis, support

• Guest Author: Observations from Chemotherapy

  

  Wednesday was a hard day, and I was just an observer and a pack mule. My perspective is one of friend, caregiver and all-around sassy, judgement-filled short person.

  CarolynDem

  May 15, 2022

  Guest Post, HSCT, MS

  anger, best friend, cancer, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, cytoxan, depression, feelings, friendship, helplessness, HSCT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis

• Guest Author: How To Provide Support

  

  No matter the situation, friendships change and evolve. The question is, how much are you open to changing and evolving with them?

  CarolynDem

  April 20, 2022

  About Me, Guest Post, HSCT, MS

  best friends, Chronic Illness, friendship, HSCT, meal planning, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, New diagnosis, support