Transplant update: After 27 days. I left the hospital... not feeling better yet, but improved from a few weeks ago.... Dr's think the transplant went fine but that I now have a new disorder called Evan's Syndrome.... it's not really the best disease... but I guess time will tell how... [READ MORE]

Things were going smoothly, but unexpectedly had some complications on Tuesday and went back into the hospital on Wednesday. Dr's aren't entirely sure what's wrong yet, but hopefully we'll know more in a couple weeks. Last week I could walk around relatively simply, but starting Tuesday I couldn't stand up or... [READ MORE]

Transplant update: feeling not too bad, but remembering that it's a long road ahead. Taking things one day at a time. I was able to walk around the hospital floor and take a shower, which were nice.
I'm still high risk, my neutrophils and other immune system cells reached... [READ MORE]

Transplant update: finished the first major rounds of chemotherapy and biotherapy. Sometimes I feel OK and sometimes I'm really sick. Diarrhea, fever, nausea, etc.
The goal of the therapy is to get rid of my immune system so the new one can come in. Due to not having not... [READ MORE]

Seeing so many people donate truly means a lot.  For the people who donated that I haven't ever met before, it reminds me of the kindness in the world. And for the people that donated from the different paths in my life, it reminds me that I'm not alone, and I mattered... [READ MORE]

Transplant update: the last few days have been pretty rough, fever, chills, irregular heart functions, nausea, fatigue, etc etc. But finally feeling a bit better at the moment.
The packing in my nose from the nosebleed is finally out (it was painful and annoying) and now instead I have... [READ MORE]