Category: MS
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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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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.
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And We’re Off!
Yesterday I started my day with labs and an appointment with my oncologist before heading to a different location for the insertion of my chest catheter in preparation for HSCT.
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