Oh, wow, didn't expect it to be this simple. I thought you would be under general anesthesia. Well, getting here was nowhere near simple...praying for you!
After almost 3.5 years since my diagnosis, I’ll be returning to the work that I love. I’ll be starting a job this week with a company called “Powerback” where I’ll be doing home care visits providing physical therapy… ironic name considering the past several years of battling cancer. 😅 I’m excited and grateful for not only this particular opportunity but just the privilege of being able to return to work as a PT, as there were many times when I questioned whether I’d be able to have the strength and endurance to do this again. So, my excitement is tempered by a sense of nervousness as I consider what I’ve been through and it’s just been such a long time! But I feel ready and take this next step of reintegration back to life in faith, knowing that God must have a plan for me. The initial thought of potentially doing home care PT crossed my mind while I was receiving home care nursing visits myself. I got to know many of my awesome nurses quite well and so appreciated ...
I haven’t written a blog post for a while so wanted to share some exciting updates. A couple weeks ago, our family celebrated a greatly anticipated milestone called a bell-ringing ceremony which marked my dear niece Tabitha’s completion of treatment for her leukemia! It was a long two year battle which often felt like a bad dream. Tabby is a true fighter and couldn’t be more proud of her as well as her family. 💪 During the ceremony, her doctor shared a heartwarming tribute to Tabby’s courage and perseverance. And after Tabby rang the bell to the roar of cheers from our family and the staff, there was an image that will forever be etched in my memory… that is of Tabby and my brother Dan embracing each other in tears as the flood of emotions overwhelmed them. I started getting teary-eyed even as we just drove to the hospital that day, so I can only imagine how it must have felt to stand there ringing the bell in the place where they had endured so many difficult days and nights, fi...
It’s been a while since I’ve last wrote a blog post. Thankfully, things have been pretty uneventful these past few weeks esp. health-wise which has been a welcome change of pace. I’m looking forward to my 100 day mark post-transplant mainly cause I’ll be allowed to eat take-out food again. 😜 But also on this day, I’ll be discontinuing yet a few more meds as my new baby immune system steadily gains strength. My doc has been trying to steadily wean me from my many meds as time goes on. I took my last dose of steroids the other day. Unfortunately, this has resulted in some increased fatigue and decreased appetite which is expected, but should hopefully improve in a few months. Overall though, I’ve been continuing to gain strength and endurance every week. I was even able to start jogging recently during my neighborhood strolls... but just for very short bouts at a time! 🚶♂️🏃♂️🚶♂️ Though these are small steps (literally!), I’m thankful to have come a long way ...
Oh, wow, didn't expect it to be this simple. I thought you would be under general anesthesia. Well, getting here was nowhere near simple...praying for you!
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