The last 20 days have had many highs and lows, but recently, there have been way more highs.
My appointments with my transplant doctor have gone well. I’ve had no complications, no fevers, no signs of infection, and my counts all look good. That doesn’t mean I can slack off with my diet and protecting myself, but to continue doing so until I hit my 100th day (May 17th). I still have a day or 2 during the week where I don’t feel good, but I force feed myself and drown in Netflix. Some stand out viewing:
Leaving Neverland and Surviving R. Kelly are sickening and enraging.
Watch Ricky Gevais’ new show, After Life, on Netflix. He’s amazing.
The last season of Catastrophe on Amazon Prime was awesome. I love Rob Delaney.
I finally watched Poltergeist, the original, from beginning to end. The clown got me. And, how do to explain that to your homeowner’s insurance???
Jeff has been great getting me off the couch. We started with walks in the driveway. He took me to Target for my first outing. Then we went to the mall with the kids about a week later. That was exhausting for me. This past Monday, we caught a 10am showing of Captain Marvel. Holy shit it was so good!
I’m allowed to go out as long as I wear a mask and gloves and it’s off-peak hours. It’s weird, and I feel weird, especially because I try smiling at people (because they’re starting) but they can’t see me smiling under the mask.
I’ve started helping with laundry. And today I purged the freezer and pantry.
So, yeah, I’m coming around!
Working on sleeping problems and ugly thoughts creeping in. Everyday is a process and sometimes a struggle to get out of my head. But I’m doing it.
Continued thanks to our Meal Train helpers. We’re phasing it out soon, because things are getting easier.
A big thank you to Terry for helping with the kids in the morning every 2 weeks when we have to get into the city early.
Thank you to everyone for your words of encouragement, thoughtful gifts, check-ins, and just thinking of us. It means so much that you are a part of my “tribe”.
Love you all! Thanks for checking in. xxoo
PS This morning I noticed baby eyebrows growing in!!! Cannot express the joy I felt seeing them!
Next, hair…I hope!
Coffee and Chemo 