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Life with a transplant during COVID

Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy | Last Active: Nov 24, 2021 | Replies (12)
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I understand your uneasiness about being around people who are unmasked in a state with so many Covid cases. I live in Arizona and experience the same thing when I go shopping or go to church. It’s unnerving for me and I limit my interaction with people. People here act like Covid is the a thing of the past, but for me it’s very real and very much in the present.

I am very glad you are living your life to the fullest! Spending the winter in the sunshine is such a treat. I moved to Arizona from Michigan and can’t get over how pleasant winters can be. I’m attaching a picture I took in my backyard last week. Scenes like this make me think about how glad that I am alive.

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Nov 24, 2021

What a glorious sunset! Don’t you feel almost overwhelmed with gratitude sometimes for being alive and thriving with your second life? Every day feels like a gift to me now and moments such as this magnificent sunset seem to bring tears to the brim.

There’s no chance of not living life to the fullest now. I’ll never take life for grated again and won’t be defeated by people who are potential threats to my health. As you say, we take calculated risks. So if it involves mask wearing and avoidance, that’s the new norm. 😉 Masks are replacing shoes as the hottest accessory. LOL (ha, not a chance)

I completely understand your mind shift regarding winter. I love winter but my husband does not! So one year as a surprise for him, I rented us a condo in Florida for a month. It was an eye opener for me!!
We own a place here because I was a convert! LOL. We still return to Wisconsin for a couple weeks for and after the holidays so I get my snow-fix/family-fix, but then right back to the sunshine, warmth and no slippery sidewalks.

Thank you for sharing your gorgeous Arizona sunset! Happy Thanksgiving. ☺️

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