God of All my Days

One important milestone celebration in the Korean culture is the “Baek-il”.  Back in the day, many babies unfortunately didn’t make it to 100 days cause of sickness and poor living conditions. So, the 100th day came to be celebrated for the baby having survived this difficult period, and signified that the baby would most likely live to see their first birthday. Interestingly, 100 days post-transplant is also a significant day. Not only cause it means one’s new baby immune system has survived the most critical time of potential infection, but also cause it’s the day you’re allowed to eat take-out food again! (Hence, the slice of pizza emoji!)  😋 As many of you know, I don’t “eat to live, but rather, live to eat.” I really enjoy food. So, over the past several months, I’ve been compiling a list of my favorite restaurants and foods that I can’t wait to have again... ranging from different ethnic eateries to a simple slice of pizza. Never realized how much I took take-out for granted! 

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 esp. since my time