Time to Celebrate!

Hey everyone, Today is a great day for a celebration.
Five years ago i was in the hospital laying in bed, finishing up the last treatment for my second and final Bone Marrow Transplant. (more on this a little later) I have been doing check ups on a consistent basis to make sure that i am still clean and clear. My blood counts are still working on getting back to normal, they are low, but for me, they have become a new normal. These counts usually are fully raised by the year mark. My body has started making estrogen on it's own now and is waking up.  I am no longer on medication to make estrogen.

A bone marrow transplant is the killing and removal of the baby bone marrow. If the baby marrow is good they can plant it in later, usually though, it's not and they have to use a donor. I was fortunate to be able to be my own donor. This makes the chances of rejection much lower. Your body recognizes that the marrow is yours and not foreign. I got chemo for three days straight and then when my blood counts bottomed out, i got my bone marrow back. Because your counts bottom out, and often you have new blood in you, the docs say you are reborn and count that day as your remission day. I had such a strong treatment that they needed to do this process twice. I have had all my immunizations redone. I am the oldest and the youngest child in our family.

Another reason to celebrate, our anniversary is this weekend and we are celebrating being married for the hardest year, the first one.

Work is work, life is lessons, and love is enjoyable. See ya all friends, Hubs and i are done with work now and we will be heading home to relax and enjoy a nice clean and cool (temp) home. Until we meet again!