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6 Month Milestone & Happy Thanksgiving!
November Recap: I made it to half a year! November was a month of a lot of rest. Now that it gets dark around 4:30 PM PST, it really gives me a good excuse to just not do anything! 10/29 11/6 11/13 11/19 11/27 WBC...
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Months 4 and 5
I’m at a point in this journey where I can now count by MONTHS so toasts to that! By the end of October, I will be five months post transplant! More Appointments (9/15-9/21) The rest of September...
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Home Sweet Home! (Days 82-107)
The last few weeks have been somewhat of a whirlwind. I had a range of emotions the last two weeks in Maryland. I was obviously very excited to be going home, but I was also extremely nervous. The NIH...
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The Slump (Days 60-80)
The hardest part about this transplant journey is how long the recovery process is. In my brain, I rationally know that there are milestones – day 100, 6 months, 1 year, 2 year – but I’m honestly...
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Caregiving
It’s an interesting place to be when you’re an adult and your 72 year old mom is your main caregiver. At this point in life, most other folks are married so they have a spouse that they’re...
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Hospital Readmission (Days 34-48)
It’s hard to believe that today is day 55 since transplant and it’s the middle/end of July, mainly because this whole month has been an utter blur. After my IVIG on June 27th, I went home pretty...
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