Category: HSCT
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Life Lately: June 21, 2022
The short and sweet update is that I’m better this week — whatever that means. As I wait for my admission date, I keep thinking, “but what if it all works out?”
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The Waiting Game & Disappointment
I feel a bit like Beetlejuice in the waiting room of the afterlife. He’s holding the number 9,998,383,750,000 and the “Now Serving” sign says 3.
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Hospital Admission: A Moveable Date
I found out last Thursday that my inpatient date is moveable. I’m allowed to understand the “why” and still be disappointed.
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After Chemo: Indispensable Items
This is what I needed to survive basic daily life after chemotherapy and what I now know I need moving forward to make me feel human in the midst of chaos and a broken body.
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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.
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Hair
So this is one milestone that was weird, quirky and fun. The cause behind it is intense, but for me, the loss of my hair was no big deal.
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Doctor’s Orders: Rest & Relaxation
My soul focus until I’m admitted for my month-long stay in a few weeks, is rest and relaxation.
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Stem Cell Harvest
On Monday of this week I reported to Taussig for apheresis or the less fancy term, stem cell harvest to capture my future immune system.
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Chemotherapy & Releasing Body Shame
There is no shame in the human body, only humility. What our bodies can withstand, persevere through and come out from, is nothing short of miraculous.
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911 & My Hospital Admission
I’m an overthinker by nature. There is a huge difference between planning and preparation and being in the thick of it. I’m in it. I’m living it. It’s my reality.
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