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“Day 100 is a milestone that many stem cell transplant recipients circle boldly on their calendars as the turning point in their recovery. That’s when the greatest risk for critical side effects is past and when the stem cells have engrafted and begun making new blood cells” 😊

This is roughly how I walk on these steroid days – though very much more slowly. But optimism is rising on DAY 99, that it won’t be long before I’m much less ‘ducky’! 🤣 I can start redoing all of the vaccinations I’ve ever had, from tomorrow. It’ll take about a year to get them… Continue reading DAY 99

A day of gentle improvement … for both of us. I feel as though we’re living the lives of two people in really badly written book. How on Earth did we both end up needing crutches? Monday and Tuesday are the days when I’m full of steroids, and ‘usually’ rushing through the day doing lots… Continue reading DAY 98

A lot happened today. This morning at 11am, we both went to our local Hospital. I dropped Mandy at the main entrance, so that she could have an X-Ray and check up (after her fall, in the garden, a week ago). After that, I carried on to the Chemo Ken area, for Blood Tests, and… Continue reading DAY 97

Almost there 😊 I’ll be starting Cycle 2, or Cycle 6 … depending on how you look at it, tomorrow. This will be the last Cycle of this second lot of Chemo Ken, and it should finish on 18th March 👏👏👏😊🤞🥳🥲

We’re both a bit tired and wobbly … But Spring is coming, and we’ll be feeling a lot better, soon. I take Mandy to her Doctor, for a check up, following her fall. We found a real and good doctor. There’ll be a blood test and X-ray for her on Monday 👏👏👏

Another 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸test today 🙄 and a phone call from my consultant’s secretary to say that the BIOPSY would be done on … WEDNESDAY 8th March 🫤

Things are starting to get better 🤞 Mandy is slowly and gently starting to move a little better, following her fall on Sunday 🤞 We’re hoping that she can be thoroughly checked for any problems, soon … but there’s a bit of a problem finding a functioning doctor 🙄 I’ve completed the first of two… Continue reading DAY 93

Is unfolding …

Things are getting better … More in a while 🙂🙂 Maybe not! It’s been so busy, and another day of two me’s. This morning good, and usefully busy, and after midday really strangely seriously poor mobility. I drove (alone again !! ) to our pharmacy after lunch but really struggled to get from car to… Continue reading DAY 91