I did not realize that I have been writing this blog for over a year. So much has changed. So many unexpected turns. Although I have been through a lot, I still feel like I am waiting for an outcome; a finale or even the climax of the story. Which part of the book am … Continue reading Mirror, Mirror →

I know, I know I am an 80's kid and I love it. Who knew that "Huey Lewis and the News" spoke so much wisdom? It is truly the power that makes the "world go 'round." Throughout this journey, the one thing that I have been offered consistently is love. Whether I wanted it or … Continue reading Power of Love →

Let's start out with a big celebratory "Yay!" For day 100! For those of you who don't know, day 100 is an arbitrary marker that you are out of the most danger. Usually the largest complications of BMT appear before or shortly after this 100 day mark. Reactivation of viruses, graft versus host complications, other … Continue reading Heartbreaking/ Day 100 →

The healing continues. I am 86 days into it, but as Dr. Superwoman likes to remind me; I am very early in the recovery process. It doesn't feel like it. I feel as if I have been plagued by this disease forever. But as I look back to pictures took a year ago, the bumpiest … Continue reading Painstaking →