Tag: chemotherapy
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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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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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What I’m Reading: July 2022
June was fast and furious reading hard cover books, e-books and audio, one after the other. It felt like finding myself again or returning home.
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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.
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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.
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Chemo Around the Clock
The last three days have been chemo-filled. In transplant language they account for days -6, -5 and -4.
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Admission
Unexpectedly, I got a hospital bed! With 36 hours notice, I was admitted and beginning the next phase of 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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