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My Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT/SCT) story: Will you share yours?
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Lori, thank you for responding. It is hard to believe I would be leaving for Western NY with the blessing of the Hematology dr. at this time last year. What a year!!!!
Looks like i helped at work today, snuck in. My asst arrived late waiting for the babysitter. OOPS. Our class would not have been ready for the people. I got there prepping at 7:45pm. The bad thing is she had a cold!!! OMG!!! Chicken soup for dinner and bed early. As soon as my sister said that i thought that she may be right. I must wear masks whenever inside. No ifs, ands or buts.
For my Christmas this year i hav2sistersout of town, i lives in NY, a brother i do not see and another brother whose spouse's side of the family loves each other, but not so much our side. I am looking up LA/OC places in California decorated to the hilt. Invite a friend or so not.
About the chocolate, i realized I did not say i thought about keeping them for myself. Selfish.......no bribery for me. A generous spirit re-entered me. And i love the creams and Bordeaux's. Also, i had bought a mixed box of chocolates from See's Candy. That box was for them.
Yes, to the wide open!! I mentioned to the DR i look forward to getting my 1-year bone marrow biopsy. He thought i asked for one. He said we can do one, but no testing will be done. Whoa fella, slowdown. Yes, i was at 248 that day and I need to get to 365 he said. I said I love COH and the PA who does the BMB is wonderful.
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Hi Kat, LOL I’ve often had a death grip on the box of chocolates designated for someone else!! Tough to let go…gimme gimme! 😂
It has to feel pretty encouraging being back at work! When was your first day back? Are you full time now or can you hit and miss for a while? Cringing with the news that your assistant had a cold though! I know what a gut punch that can feel like. I have a momentary clench of panic when I encounter someone who’s sick and hadn’t anticipated that scenario. I find myself going through a quick checklist of…did I have my mask on, did I touch my face, rub my eyes?
We were in a grocery store the other morning. It was basically empty so I wasn’t wearing a mask. But I turned down an aisle and there was a group of people standing and chatting…and coughing!! I quietly turned around, put on my mask and avoided that aisle. Problem is, they were standing right in front of an item I needed! 😆 Finished all the other items on the list then circled back and they were gone. But lesson learned, not to let my guard down. Masks really do work!
Sounds like you’re riding solo for the holidays this year. I like your plan of grabbing a friend and hanging out looking at lights! That’s always fun. Our plans to spend the holidays at home in the Northwoods of Wis with our daughter this year got derailed. We drive instead of fly so it’s a 1,250 mile trip (2.5 days) home. On the first day of travel I realized that my nemesis, C-Diff decided to make a visit!! 😳 So the first night we spent at a hotel and then reversed the trip and hightailed it back to our condo in Florida. Called my BMT team and my doctor sent a prescription to our pharmacy there! Meds were waiting for me when we drove into town so, phew…but that means we’re here for the holidays and our daughter is on her own this year. We offered to fly her down here but she was just with us for a week at Thanksgiving. So she’s spending the time with friends, baking cookies and taking in holiday events. She came up with a plan for us making a meal together via FaceTime. Then eating with our computers on the table so we can be a united family. We’ve done that before when I was in isolation with the transplant and some holidays when Covid was prevalent. Anyway, we’re nothing if not adaptable, right?
Always good catching up with you, Kat! You’re always a ray of sunshine! Hugs.