Happy Birthday to me…
I got my new stem cells today. I am officially on day zero of my transplant. So from here I just need to wait for my counts to go up and to get over any host versus graft disease. (where the new bone marrow fights against what cells I have left). Then this nightmare may be over.
Huzzah. To celebrate I have written a few haiku:
Bone Marrow transplant
Good cells joining mine today
Rebirth day for me.
Second Chance today
For a strong and healthy life
Thanks unknown donor!
My donor is a 24-year-old female, who got a tattoo in January, traveled in Europe during the mad cow scare and has never been pregnant. She donated on 6/20. If you know this person please thank her for saving my life!
My husband even wrote me a haiku- his first ever.
Happy, happy day!
From the new stem cells to you
Look what we can do!
The nurses and hubby sang happy birthday and my favorite nurse wrote 2 haikus that I am not printing since I didn’t get her permission first same as another nurse who wrote her very first one and it is a good one too.
Had a bit of a reaction, swelled eyes and hives but they went away with steroids and 100 milligrams of Benadryl which left me loopy. I was singing Dancing Queen so loud to Mamma Mia the nurse came in laughing at me.
So in that honor enjoy the video:
This is great news!!
Thank you Jennifer!
So glad to have been there on your 2nd birthday! You truly are a transplant ninja.
I was so happy you were here! Thank you
Okay, so here’s the deal: you now officially get presents twice a year. You can demand to be treated like a ninja princess twice a year –not including anniversaries and Christmas– which also qualify for ninja royalty days. However, you cannot actually be three days old. Who would want to be like that?
Love ya, ninja. Feel better with astounding rapidity!
I like double birthdays!
I think I should start over at age 24 to match my donor’s age, right?
Absolutely!!
I already love Mamma Mia, but from now on, I’ll love it even more.
It took me a minute to get here but… hooray! I’m SO thrilled your transplant went well. I had a shitty day today but I’m sure it was far easier than your ride the last few months. High fives, momma ninja!
Beth glad I could make it even more speocial to ya.
Heather- Thank you! High fives right back atcha.