Tag: recovery
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Life Lately: Closing Out 2025
There were a lot of things that occurred in 2025 that were NOT on my bingo card. Looking back however, the year is full to the brim with so much joy, connection, life, and love.
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From OR to AND: A New Place in Healing
I think the medical advice of “year-long recovery” for HSCT is a misnomer. But there is progress and there are things happening that matter to me. I am recovering more quickly, I am lasting longer, my endurance has improved.
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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.
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The F Word
F is for fall, one of those key medical metrics that hospitals care about. I’ve been forced to come to terms with recent falls and how they impact my health and care.
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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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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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HSCT Research & Resources
There is an indescribable feeling of connection and peace in talking to someone with your shared experience.
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