Half Way There

The last 15 days as an inpatient at SGH has brought a mixture of experiences & feelings; FATIGUE, pain, discomfort, anxiety, NAUSEA, NAUSEA, NAUSEA, hospital food, hard physio sessions, laughter, joy, MILO’S, Whittekers chocolate, suprises, visitors from NZ & OZ and wonderful new friends.

‘KOI’ iced white honey tea brought to me by my one of my wonderful nurses Penny!

And most of all despite having a fever I harvested 18 MILLION STEM CELLS!!!
The last few days in hospital brought a significant improvement of the spacicity in my legs aswell as an increase in strength – as my Nuerologist Professor Pavanni says is a good sign of the improvement that I will experience from the transplant.
Really encouraged that I just spent 15 days in hospital, the next hospital stint will be for 21 days; in isolation, 4x The amount of chemo & will become nutropenic but it’s time to deal with this wretched disease – whatever that takes!
Where to from here …

During the next 2 weeks I’m enjoying staying at our apartment to rest, rejuvenate & enjoy some more time exploring.
On Thursday the 7th of May it’s my Birthday! Turning 35 I looked up the biblical meaning of the number and it is ‘HOPE’!!!

THE PLAN:
8th May Admission into Isolation (21 days) for the insertition of another line in my neck for taking of bloods
9th, 10th, 11th & 12th – Chemo
14th Transplant – also described as my new birthday
29th May – DISCHARGE
Return to Apartment
Friday 5th June fly to Auckland
Saturday 6th June FLY HOME TO NELSON
*NB this is a plan, things could change