Tag: recovery

• 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.”

  CarolynDem

  September 7, 2022

  HSCT, MS

  chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, health, hospital stay, HSCT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, recovery, well being

• 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.

  CarolynDem

  September 1, 2022

  About Me, HSCT, MS

  cane, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, dining, friendship, grief, HSCT, mobility aid, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, physical therapy, reading, recovery, summer

• 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.

  CarolynDem

  August 9, 2022

  Guest Post, HSCT, MS

  caregiver, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, healing, HSCT, mom, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, parenting, recovery, support system

• HSCT Research & Resources

  

  There is an indescribable feeling of connection and peace in talking to someone with your shared experience.

  CarolynDem

  April 5, 2022

  HSCT, MS

  Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, FDA, healing, HSCT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, NHS, patience, patient advocacy, podcast, recovery, resources, spotify, talk therapy, vlog