Category: HSCT
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Back to Work
And just like that, 12 weeks expired and I am back to work full time. Life lately has been acclimating to this massive change.
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How do you define health?
Comparison is a ridiculous endeavor when it comes to defining health because most illness is invisible. As Theodore Roosevelt said, “comparison is the thief of joy.”
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Life Lately: September 1, 2022
Today marks day +63. This has been the longest summer on record. It’s all new. There’s no planning. And I have to be fine with that.
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Finding a Swift Cure for People Like Me
Science is badass and after what I’ve been through this year, anything is possible. What if your dollars help find a cure?
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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.
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The Struggle to Heal
I’m physically healing and mentally trying to process that healing. I’m struggling each day. I’m ok, but healing is really hard.
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When Work & Life Collide
This post is a bit all over the place but I’m filled with so much gratitude for my employer, my colleagues and the incredible medical system that is Cleveland Clinic.
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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.
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I’m Home
I am 15 days post transplant and I’m home. Even knowing I have a year-long recovery ahead of me that will be filled with ups and downs, I’m filled to the brim with hope.
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Life Lately: July 10, 2022
I’m not myself regarding all things: mobility, energy, wit, clarity of mind, anything. But I’m getting there.