Category: Overcoming Cancer

Day Zero – New Birthday

Monday, November 7, 2011 – Today is my Day Zero. My transplant day. Life begins at Day Zero. Today I will get fluids and my stem cells through IV. My stem cells will be free floating around in my bloodstream, and their mission is to find their way into my bone marrow, engraft, and start …

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Enjoying My Day of Rest

250 pc Jigsaw Puzzle

We got to the hospital by 8am this morning. My bloodwork looks good. We’ve been waiting to see the doctor all morning. I worked a 250 piece jigsaw puzzle while waiting for him. He JUST appeared. Hopefully we can see him soon and then go home and have breakfast.

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Day Minus One – A Day of Rest

Sunday, November 6, 2011 – Yesterday’s chemo was rough! Though it was only supposed to be a half day, the IV chemo was alcohol based and I got a bit loopy. On top of it, I had a drug reaction which made things a lot worse. My heart started racing at 110 BPM (my normal …

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